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Case File

CVE-2014-4043

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.92% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-10-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2014-4043
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.92%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.