CVE-2019-14452
N/A
Published: July 31, 2019 at 01:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:18 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxFlightcrewSigil
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
Sigil before 0.9.16 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a ZIP archive entry that is mishandled during extraction.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v ≥ 0.9.2
v < 0.9.16
Affected range stops below 0.9.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/commit/04e2f280cc4a0766bedcc7b9eb56449ceecc2ad4x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/commit/0979ba8d10c96ebca330715bfd4494ea0e019a8fx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/commit/369eebe936e4a8c83cc54662a3412ce8bef189e4x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/compare/ea7f27d...5b867e5x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/tag/0.9.16x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/flightcrew/issues/52#issuecomment-505967936x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/flightcrew/issues/52#issuecomment-505997355x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://salvatoresecurity.com/zip-slip-in-sigil-cve-2019-14452/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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