Vulnerability in Super Project
CVE-2014-0470
super.c in Super 3.30.0 does not check the return value of the setuid function when the -F flag is set, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka an RLIMIT_NPROC attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Super Project — versions 3.30.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2917 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/6 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0470?
- CVE-2014-0470 is a vulnerability in Super Project, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-04-30.
- Is CVE-2014-0470 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.