High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-5255
CVE-2014-5255
Description
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.
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References
6- 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/95332nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdBroken Link
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