Name: CVE-2014-4910: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2014-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-4910, CWE-22, CVSS 5.9, EPSS 0.00302

Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade xf86-video-ati.	Aug 30, 2017	Jul 24, 2014
Suse	—	Upgrade xf86-video-intel	Dec 9, 2016	Jul 24, 2014

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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