Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ReFirm Labs binwalk up to 2.3.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file src/binwalk/modules/extractor.py of the component Archive Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.3.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216876.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.216876
Third Party Advisory signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216876
Patch, Third Party Advisory issue-tracking
https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/556
Patch, Third Party Advisory patch
https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/commit/fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory patch
https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/releases/tag/v2.3.3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0193
EPSS Percentile
77.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-61
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/binwalk
< 2.3.3
pypi/binwalk
0 - 2.3.3PyPI
Published
Dec 27, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026