CVE-2014-2905

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    CVE-2014-2905

    Published: 2 May 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: fish (aka fish-shell) 1.16.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly check the credentials, which allows local users to gain privileges via the universal variable socket, related to /tmp/fishd.socket.user permissions.

    References: https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/1436, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00059.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00071.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/4

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High