Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU38419

Improper access control in xbindkeys-config - CVE-2014-9513

Published: August 28, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38419

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9513

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: pschmitt (Philipp Schmitt)

Affected software:
xbindkeys-config

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Insecure use of temporary files in xbindkeys-config 0.1.3-2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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