CVE-2014-5255: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5254.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
• Xcfa Project Xcfa: before 5.0.1 (fixed in 5.0.1)

Published 2019-11-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.