Directory Traversal Affecting xf86-video-intel package, versions [,2.99.911]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XF86VIDEOINTEL-2364173
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed24 Jul 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-4910  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for xf86-video-intel.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal. 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.

CVSS Scores

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