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CVE-2014-4910
Published:July 24, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (6)
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-4910
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94746
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/138
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/39
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108851
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.6
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22
EPSS
Base Score:
0.30