xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files
Published Nov 21, 2019
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.37%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 4.3.8-1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
- < 5.0.1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 12.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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