What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-3431?

CVE-2014-3431 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Encryption Desktop CVE-2014-3431

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2014-06-21 secure@symantec.com

Privilege Escalation Encryption Desktop Pgp Desktop

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 21, 2014 - 15:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on file reading, modification, creation, and permission changes via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on file reading, modification, creation, and permission changes via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Symantec Encryption Desktop, Symantec Pgp Desktop. Version information: before 10.3.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.