CVE-2014-0039

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows...

4.4 MediumFix available

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Exploit likelihood

0.60%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.4

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Record: CVE-2014-0039
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Record: CVE-2014-0039
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-0136No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Record: EUVD-2014-0136
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-275q-7vvp-w66mNo score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Record: GHSA-275q-7vvp-w66m
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Record: CVE-2014-0039
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-0039No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0039
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cipherdyne fwsnort

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`fwsnort` Debian:12	before 1.6.4-1	1.6.4-1
`fwsnort` Debian:13	before 1.6.4-1	1.6.4-1
`fwsnort` Debian:14	before 1.6.4-1	1.6.4-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-0039 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Cipherdyne Fwsnort, published February 8, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in fwsnort 1.6.4-1.

References

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