CVE-2014-4910

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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CVSS v3.1

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EPSS

0.97%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Connections

2 relationships

CWE-22

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Jul 24, 2014

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026