VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9447
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…
MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 5.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.02% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- elfutils project/elfutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18eVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18eVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.