CVE-2014-5254

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.7/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
xcfa	xcfa	4.3.8-1

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95331Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5254Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95331Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5254Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 21, 2019
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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