CVE-2014-4910

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Published Jul 24, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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 [-]

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

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Remediation

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.975% probability within 30 days)

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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

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 24, 2014, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:27 AM
Reserved: Jul 11, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 24, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM

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