Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-3426
NCSA Mosaic 2.1 through 2.7b5 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/Mosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3426
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-3426
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2014-3426
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
oss-security - Re: CVE Request - Predictable temporary filenames in GNU Emacs
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http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html
[Emacs-diffs] emacs-24 r117068: browse-url.el comment
Products affected by CVE-2014-3426
- cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.7:b5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*