CVE-2014-3856

The funced function in fish (aka fish-shell) 1.23.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a temporary file with a predictable name.

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-2014-3856 is rated Low Risk (35.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3856

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% 0.29% +0.25%
2 2026-04-23 0.11% 0.04% -0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3856

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 1.0 5.9 [email protected]
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3856

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3856

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2014-3856 low 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-2014-3856
suse medium CVE-2014-3856 severity moderate: 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-2014-3856/
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3856 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (fish), 15 status rows across 15 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 9, not-affected 4, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3856

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3856

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fishshell fish >= 1.23.0, < 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3856

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