CVE-2014-3425 json
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file f…
published 2014-05-08 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-3438
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
mailing-list
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lists.gnu.org
/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-3425
- NVD CVE-2014-3425
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