CVE-2014-0027
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify...
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2014-0027- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2014-0027- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0128 No score
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0128- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp3x-6766-qrc3 No score
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify...
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-wp3x-6766-qrc3- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2014-0027- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-0027 No score
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0027- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0047 No score
Updated flite package fixes CVE-2014-0027
Updated flite packages fix security vulnerability:
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav (CVE-2014-0027).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0047- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-0027 No score
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0027- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-0027 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Cmu Flite, published January 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in flite 1.4-release-8.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127776.html
securityfocus.com/bid/64791
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:032
osvdb.org/101948
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048678
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/59
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0027
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp3x-6766-qrc3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0027
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0047.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12617
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0027
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/10
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0027