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CVE-2014-8737

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary file

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 0.00073
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
gnu binutils<= 2.24
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocsourceware.org · show_bug.cgi?id=17533sourceware.org
pocsourceware.org · show_bug.cgi?id=17552sourceware.org
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Scoring & Timeline

3.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD09 Dec 2014 · 11:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-2496-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:2079Moderate
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References & Sources

17
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145256.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145352.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145746.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.htmlThird Party Advisory
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