What is CVE-2014-3856?

CVE-2014-3856 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fishshell Fish, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2014-3856?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fishshell Fish

CVE-2014-3856

The funced function in fish (aka fish-shell) 1.23.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a temporary file with a predictable name.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fishshell Fish
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3856?: CVE-2014-3856 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fishshell Fish, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2014-3856?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.