Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-4910

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.htmlnvd
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108851nvd
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/138nvd
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/39nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94746nvd

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