PT-2014-5312 · Ncsa · Ncsa Mosaic

Published 2014-05-08 · Updated 2014-05-08 · CVE-2014-3425

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NCSA Mosaic versions 2.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, also referred to as a "remote control" outage. This is achieved by creating a /tmp/xmosaic.pid file for every possible PID, which leads to the denial of service.

Recommendations For versions 2.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the /tmp directory to prevent the creation of multiple /tmp/xmosaic.pid files, thereby minimizing the risk of a denial of service.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-3425

Affected Products

Ncsa Mosaic

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3425 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7 · Note
• http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html · Note