DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255
Upstream
Published
2019-11-21T23:15:12.030Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:01:58.488203Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xcfa

Package

Name
xcfa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xcfa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255.json"

Debian:12 / xcfa

Package

Name
xcfa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xcfa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255.json"

Debian:13 / xcfa

Package

Name
xcfa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xcfa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255.json"

Debian:14 / xcfa

Package

Name
xcfa
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xcfa?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.0.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255.json"