{"cve":"CVE-2014-5284","nvd":{"published":"2014-12-02T01:59:04.763","modified":"2026-06-17T00:11:19.983","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234","https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234"],"products":["ossec:ossec"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-5284","score":0.02426,"percentile":0.84216,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}