Path traversal in xf86-video-intel - CVE-2014-4910

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Path traversal in xf86-video-intel - CVE-2014-4910

Published: July 24, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41461
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4910
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: xorg.freedesktop.org
Affected software:
xf86-video-intel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in the interface name.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-4910

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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