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CVE-2014-4910
Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.97%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.97% · top 38% 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 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 108851 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140704 X.Org intel driver dev snapshots, backlight helper issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [xorg-commit] 20140704 xf86-video-intel: tools/backlight_helper.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- xorg-x86-driver-dir-traversal(94746) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140711 Re: X.Org intel driver dev snapshots, backlight helper issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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