CVE-2014-9447
N/A
Published: January 2, 2015 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorElfutils
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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