CVE-2014-5255 Race condition in xcfa

What is CVE-2014-5255?

CVE-2014-5255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5255?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Xcfa Project Xcfa.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5255?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-5255 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5255, GHSA-mrc9-9rhm-fccj.