CVE-2014-2079
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba
02 Description
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-07-16 14:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 09:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-02-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ab7b8a323d71aba49e4f5835f9a1b61d4a6201a4c957b9f1b679173deefde8e9
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069066
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=739536
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxfile-explorer-cve20142079-sec-bypass(91519)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91519
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140224 Re: xfe: directory masks ignored when creating new files on Samba and NFShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/24/5
- www.securityfocus.com65748http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65748
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xfe Fixed in 1.37-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xfe Fixed in 1.37-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xfe Fixed in 1.37-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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