TI-2014-02757 Aliases CVE-2014-3426 GHSA-5g2q-mm4v-h7q9

NCSA Mosaic 2.1 through 2.7b5 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote…

LOW 11Published 2014-05-08 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

NCSA Mosaic 2.1 through 2.7b5 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote control" outage) by creating a /tmp/Mosaic.pid file for every possible PID.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00288 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.1:::::::*	2.1	Vulnerable	Illinois
cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.7:-::::::	2.7	Vulnerable	Illinois
cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.7:b5::::::	2.7 b5	Vulnerable	Illinois

cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Illinois
cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·Illinois
cpe:2.3:a:illinois:ncsa_mosaic:2.7:b5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 b5 Vulnerable ·Illinois

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3426
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5g2q-mm4v-h7q9

References

Other 2

TI-2014-02756 NCSA Mosaic 2.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service ("remote… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences