CVE-2014-9447

elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 - Path Traversal via Crafted Archive

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804

Scores

EPSS 0.0502
EPSS Percentile 91.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
elfutils_project/elfutils 0.152
elfutils_project/elfutils 0.161
Published Jan 02, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026