CVE catalog

CVE-2014-0039

fwsnort: CVE-2014-0039

Severity: Medium
Published: Feb 8, 2014, 12:55:06 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.60% · Oct 25, 2026

Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	fwsnort	sid	`1.6.8-4`	fixed
Debian	fwsnort	forky	`1.6.8-4`	fixed
Debian	fwsnort	trixie	`1.6.8-2`	fixed
Debian	fwsnort	bookworm	`1.6.8-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	fwsnort	source	sid	`1.6.4-1`	low	Not reported	[737495]
Debian	fwsnort	source	forky	`1.6.4-1`	low	Not reported	[737495]
Debian	fwsnort	source	trixie	`1.6.4-1`	low	Not reported	[737495]
Debian	fwsnort	source	bookworm	`1.6.4-1`	low	Not reported	[737495]

[Debian bug #737495]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[fwsnort]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.6.8-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-1
  dsa · fwsnort · debian · bookworm; dsa · fwsnort · debian · 12
- 1.6.8-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-1
  dsa · fwsnort · debian · bookworm; dsa · fwsnort · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[fwsnort]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.6.8-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-1
  dsa · fwsnort · debian · 13
- 1.6.8-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-1
  dsa · fwsnort · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:09:38 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]