CVE-2014-2914

fish (aka fish-shell) 2.0.0 before 2.1.1 does not restrict access to the configuration service (aka fish_config), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by set_prompt.

Published: 2020-01-28 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2914 is rated Moderate Risk (63.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.48%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2914

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 8.07% 2.48% -5.59%
2 2025-03-29 2.48% 8.07% +5.59%
3 2025-03-22 — 2.48% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2914

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2914

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-2914

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-2914 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (fish), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2914
gentoo high CVE-2014-2914: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-49), 1 atom(s) (app-shells/fish); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-2914
suse high CVE-2014-2914 severity important: SUSE including 8 source package names (fish-2.2.0-6.1, fish-2.4.0-1.1, …), 8 product×package rows across 5 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0, SUSE Package Hub 12, … (5 product lines)): Fixed 8. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2914/
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-2914 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (fish), 16 status rows across 16 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 10, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2914

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fishshell fish >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2914

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