CVE-2014-4978

The rs_filter_graph function in librawstudio/rs-filter.c in rawstudio might allow local users to...

5.5 Medium

The rs_filter_graph function in librawstudio/rs-filter.c in rawstudio might allow local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/rs-filter-graph.png or (2) /tmp/rs-filter-graph.

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: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2014-4978
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-4978
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-4893 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-4893
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2cc5-8mh8-5c99 5.5

The rs_filter_graph function in librawstudio/rs-filter.c in rawstudio might allow local users to...

Record: GHSA-2cc5-8mh8-5c99
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2014-4978 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Rawstudio, published December 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.