CVE-2014-9447

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Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 allo

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.03517

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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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

elfutils project elfutilsall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.4

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD02 Jan 2015 · 08:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10570-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0434-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0292-1
usnUSN-2482-1
rhsaRHEA-2015:1302Low
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHEA-2015:2126Low

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

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

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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

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