CVE-2014-5284
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without...
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
- Record
CVE-2014-5284- 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
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
- Record
CVE-2014-5284- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5175 No score
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5175- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c37w-36r4-fj2g No score
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without...
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
- Record
GHSA-c37w-36r4-fj2g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OSSEC 2.8 - 'hosts.deny' Local Privilege Escalation | 2014-11-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | mbadanoiu/CVE-2014-5284 | 2019-01-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5284 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ossec, published December 2, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.43%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.