CVE-2014-9447
Published: 2 January 2015
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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tyhicks | Directory traversal is restricted to the root directory |
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References
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2482-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9447
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian