CVE-2014-5255
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5254.
How to fix CVE-2014-5255
To remediate CVE-2014-5255, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xcfa—upgrade to 5.0.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-5255 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.0.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |