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01 Record

CVE-2014-2312

The main function in android_main.cpp in thermald allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/thermald.pid.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

The main function in android_main.cpp in thermald allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/thermald.pid.

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
0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 28.4% 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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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
2018-03-26 18:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 10:06Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2014-03-06
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6f7a9937b6e28b1ab42aba223f3d668b144bf1e42601f109544ed3baaee31a0a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
intelthermaldNot specified—

06 References