Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite Vulnerability in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911

Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite Vulnerability in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911

CVE-2014-4910 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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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