Is CVE-2014-1420 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-1420 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-1420?

CVE-2014-1420 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.8 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-1420?

CVE-2014-1420 has an EPSS score of 0.50% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1420?

Upgrade ubuntu-ui-toolkit to 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-1420

LOW

3.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.

CWE-59Link Following CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

How to fix

Remediation Available

ubuntu-ui-toolkitNVD

Affected:< 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1Fixed in:1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1CVE-2014-1420derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bazaar.launchpad.net

Third-Party Advisory1

launchpad.net

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.