CVE-2014-4910 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name.

Published: 2014-07-24

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:x:xf86-video-intel:2.99.911:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4829	Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00302.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108851
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/138
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/39
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94746

History

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Subscriptions

X Xf86-video-intel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-07-24T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:27:36.912Z

Reserved: 2014-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4910

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-07-24T14:55:09.440

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4910

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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