CVE-2014-9447 (GCVE-0-2014-9447)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-01-02 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62661 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/co… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61934 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2014-12-27 00:00
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