CVE-2014-3219

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp...

7.8 HighFix available

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fishd.log.%s, (2) /tmp/.pac-cache.$USER, (3) /tmp/.yum-cache.$USER, or (4) /tmp/.rpm-cache.$USER.

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

0.43%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fishd.log.%s, (2) /tmp/.pac-cache.$USER, (3) /tmp/.yum-cache.$USER, or (4) /tmp/.rpm-cache.$USER.

Record: CVE-2014-3219
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fishd.log.%s, (2) /tmp/.pac-cache.$USER, (3) /tmp/.yum-cache.$USER, or (4) /tmp/.rpm-cache.$USER.

Record: CVE-2014-3219
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-3236No score

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fishd.log.%s, (2) /tmp/.pac-cache.$USER, (3) /tmp/.yum-cache.$USER, or (4) /tmp/.rpm-cache.$USER.

Record: EUVD-2014-3236
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4v8-3282-qp447.8

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp...

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fishd.log.%s, (2) /tmp/.pac-cache.$USER, (3) /tmp/.yum-cache.$USER, or (4) /tmp/.rpm-cache.$USER.

Record: GHSA-x4v8-3282-qp44
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV7.8

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fishd.log.%s, (2) /tmp/.pac-cache.$USER, (3) /tmp/.yum-cache.$USER, or (4) /tmp/.rpm-cache.$USER.

Record: CVE-2014-3219
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-32197.8

fish before 2.1.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fishd.log.%s, (2) /tmp/.pac-cache.$USER, (3) /tmp/.yum-cache.$USER, or (4) /tmp/.rpm-cache.$USER.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3219
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2177-1No score

Security update for fish3

This update supplies the 'fish3' package, complementary to the 'fish' package.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2019:2177-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2188-1No score

Security update for fish3

This update includes fish3 into the openSUSE Leap 15.1 distribution.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2019:2188-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10348-1No score

fish-2.4.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the fish-2.4.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10348-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`fish` Debian:12	before 2.1.1-1	2.1.1-1
`fish` Debian:13	before 2.1.1-1	2.1.1-1
`fish` Debian:14	before 2.1.1-1	2.1.1-1
`fish3` openSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 3.0.0-lp150.3.1	3.0.0-lp150.3.1
`fish3` openSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 3.0.0-lp151.2.1	3.0.0-lp151.2.1
`fish` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 2.4.0-1.1	2.4.0-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, 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-2014-3219 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fishshell Fish, published February 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in fish 2.1.1-1.

References

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