5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-4978
Rawstudio Symlink Truncation Vulnerability
Description

The rs_filter_graph function in librawstudio/rs-filter.c in rawstudio might allow local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/rs-filter-graph.png or (2) /tmp/rs-filter-graph.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 29, 2017, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-4978 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Rawstudio rawstudio
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-4978.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162109.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/16/15 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=754899 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120093 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94633 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/rawstudio/rawstudio/commit/9c2cd3c93c05d009a91d84eedbb85873b0cb505d Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162109.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/16/15 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=754899 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120093 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94633 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/rawstudio/rawstudio/commit/9c2cd3c93c05d009a91d84eedbb85873b0cb505d Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-4978 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-4978 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68671 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68671 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162109.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162109.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rawstudio/rawstudio/commit/9c2cd3c93c05d009a91d84eedbb85873b0cb505d No Types Assigned https://github.com/rawstudio/rawstudio/commit/9c2cd3c93c05d009a91d84eedbb85873b0cb505d Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94633 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94633 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120093 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120093 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=754899 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=754899 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/16/15 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/16/15 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rawstudio:rawstudio:2.0-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

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