CVE-2014-2905

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Published May 2, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

fish (aka fish-shell) 1.16.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly check the credentials, which allows local users to gain privileges via the universal variable socket, related to /tmp/fishd.socket.user permissions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:1.16.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:2.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-2928	fish (aka fish-shell) 1.16.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly check the credentials, which allows local users to gain privileges via the universal variable socket, related to /tmp/fishd.socket.user permissions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.350% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00059.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00071.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/4
https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/1436

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Fishshell Fish

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 2, 2014, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 AM
Reserved: Apr 18, 2014, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:07 AM

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