CVE-2014-4910

Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name.

Published: 2014-07-24 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-4910 is rated Low Risk (39.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.97%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4910

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 0.30% 0.97% +0.67%
2 2025-06-08 0.41% 0.30% -0.11%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.41% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4910

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/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: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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4910

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-4910

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-4910 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xserver-xorg-video-intel), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4910
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-4910 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xserver-xorg-video-intel), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): not-affected 2, DNE 1, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4910

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4910

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 cpe:2.3:a:x:xf86-video-intel:2.99.911:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4910

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