CVE-2014-3431

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on file reading, modification, creation, and permission changes via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-06-21 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3431 is rated Low Risk (20.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3431

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 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.20% +0.15%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3431

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.1 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3431

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3431

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.0:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.1:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.2:-:*:*:professional:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.2:mp1:*:*:professional:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3431

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