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CVE-2014-0039
Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.60%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://github.com/mrash/fwsnort/blob/master/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-1975 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-1972 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 102822 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 65341 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/mrash/fwsnort/commit/fa977453120cc48e1654f373311f9cac468d3348 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140203 CVE-2014-0039: fwsnort loaded configuration file from cwd when run as a non-root user (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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