CVE-2014-1226
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by...
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- Record
CVE-2014-1226- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- Record
CVE-2014-1226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1306 No score
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- Record
EUVD-2014-1306- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5www-87m9-2c36
7.8
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by...
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- Record
GHSA-5www-87m9-2c36- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- Record
CVE-2014-1226- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-1226
7.8
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1226- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-1226
7.8
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1226- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2014-1226 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in S3dvt Project S3dvt, published April 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in s3d 0.2.2-13.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/532278/100/0/threaded
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/12
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/13
hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2014-1226-s3dvt_0.2.2-root-shell.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1226
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5www-87m9-2c36
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1226
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1226
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1226