CVE-2014-2905 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in fish (fish-shell) versions 1.16.0 through 2.1.0. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper credential checks related to the universal variable socket at /tmp/fishd.socket.user. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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