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CVE-2014-3425
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file…
Low2.1EPSS 0.29%
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Description
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.29% · top 79% 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: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- [oss-security] 20140507 Re: CVE Request - Predictable temporary filenames in GNU Emacs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [emacs-diffs] 20140506 emacs-24 r117068: browse-url.el comment (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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