# CVE-2014-2079: Missing authorization in n/a

> Local users can bypass access restrictions to read arbitrary files on Samba and NFS shares due to missing directory masks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2079, GHSA-rgg2-xp4r-28h4

## What is CVE-2014-2079?

CVE-2014-2079 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2079?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, X File Explorer Project X File Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2079?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-2079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2079 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2079

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2079/
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