CVE-2014-3425
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control"...
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
- Record
CVE-2014-3425- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
- Record
CVE-2014-3425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3438 No score
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3438- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g5xw-rv47-vpjc No score
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control"...
NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID.
- Record
GHSA-g5xw-rv47-vpjc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-3425 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Illinois Ncsa Mosaic, published May 8, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.