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CVE-2014-5254

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-11-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

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

Affected products

• xcfa: before 5.0.1 — fixed in 5.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xcfa 5.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95331
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5254
• 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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95331
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5254

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