Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name.
                
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| References | () http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html - | |
| References | () http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108851 - | |
| References | () http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/138 - | |
| References | () http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/39 - | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94746 - | 
Information
                Published : 2014-07-24 14:55
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2014-4910
Mitre link : CVE-2014-4910
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-4910
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Products Affected
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- xf86-video-intel
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-22
                        
            Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
