CVE-2014-5255

7.0 highEPSS 0.4%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.0 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 30% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-362
Published: 2019-11-21
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

debian:debian_linux
xcfa_project:xcfa

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332

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