What is CVE-2014-2312?

CVE-2014-2312 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Thermald, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2014-2312?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Thermald

CVE-2014-2312

The main function in android_main.cpp in thermald allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/thermald.pid.

Published 2018-03-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.1% 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

Intel Thermald

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/09/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/08/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2312?: CVE-2014-2312 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Thermald, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2014-2312?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.