FKIE_CVE-2014-3425

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-05-08 10:55 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
illinois ncsa_mosaic *
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  "id": "CVE-2014-3425",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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