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CVE-2014-3980 json

libfep 0.0.5 before 0.1.0 does not properly use UNIX domain sockets in the abstract namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges…

published 2014-06-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-3913

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libfep 0.0.5 before 0.1.0 does not properly use UNIX domain sockets in the abstract namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3980 updated cvss 3.2

libfep: local privilege escalation via UNIX domain sockets in the abstract namespace

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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