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high 7.2

CVE-2014-5284 json

host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local use…

published 2014-12-02 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-5175

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35234)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35234 OSSEC 2.8 - 'hosts.deny' Local Privilege Escalation local, 2014-11-14
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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