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CVE-2024-25711

diffoscope before 256 allows directory traversal via an embedded filename in a GPG file. Contents of any file, such as .

diffoscope before 256 allows directory traversal via an embedded filename in a GPG file. Contents of any file, such as ../.ssh/id_rsa, may be disclosed to an attacker. This occurs because the value of the gpg --use-embedded-filenames option is trusted.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.05259
Schedule remediation
  • EPSS percentile: top 10% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

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

2
reproducible builds diffoscope< 256
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI diffoscope MODERATE fixed in 256
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Feb 2024 · 02:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13792-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OUNBANAWD6TZH2NRRV4YUIAXEHLUJQ47/Mailing List
https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/commit/dfed769904c27d66a14a5903823d9c8c5aae860ePatch
https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/issues/361Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OUNBANAWD6TZH2NRRV4YUIAXEHLUJQ47/
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