Input validation error in catfish - CVE-2014-2093
Published: February 26, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42008
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2093
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: xfce-mirror
Affected software:
catfish
catfish
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Catfish through 0.4.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse catfish.py in the current working directory. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path"
How to mitigate CVE-2014-2093
Install update from vendor's website.