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CVE-2014-4994

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4994 describes a local file write vulnerability in the gyazo gem version 1.0.0 for Ruby, specifically within the lib/gyazo/client.rb component. An attacker could exploit this by leveraging a symlink attack on temporary files with time-based filenames, allowing them to write to arbitrary files on the system. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gyazo_project:gyazo:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,932 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: gyazoFixed in: 2.0.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-6x45-86q6-rcmrmedium

Gyazo allows local users to write arbitrary files

Jan 22, 2018

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/13
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
vapid.dhs.org / advisories/gyazo-1.0.0.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory