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CVE-2014-5254 json

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

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-5147

cvss
4.7
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • xcfa_project xcfa 5.0.1
  • xcfa Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.0.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5254

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • xcfa xcfa

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

Sources

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