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CVE-2014-3856 (GCVE-0-2014-3856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-28 15:30 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:57
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Summary
The funced function in fish (aka fish-shell) 1.23.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a temporary file with a predictable name.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2014-04-27 00:00
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