7.8

CVE-2014-1845: enlightenment

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-1845DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1845
Published 27-04-2018Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-1845 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in enlightenment. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-04-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly sanitize the environment.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • e17< 0.17.3-3
Enlightenment1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • e17< 0.17.3-3

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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