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CVE-2014-5254

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5254 describes a local symlink attack vulnerability in xcfa before version 5.0.1, allowing an authenticated local user to overwrite arbitrary files due to insecure temporary file creation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium) with a high attack complexity, requiring local access and user interaction to achieve a high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xcfa_project:xcfa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/95331
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2014-5254
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/69020
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry