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Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-5254

CVE-2014-5254

Description

xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files.

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Affected products

2

Xcfa/Xcfallm-fuzzy2 versions
<5.0.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.1
- (no CPE)range: 4.3.8-1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95331nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5254nvdThird Party Advisory

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