CVE-2014-4910

NONE EPSS 57.8%

Published Jul 24, 201411y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

Published Jul 24, 2014 11y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

57.8% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
x	xf86-video-intel	2.99.911	any

References 5

lists.x.org http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html
osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108851
seclists.org http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/138
seclists.org http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/39
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94746

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.