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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-9447
Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.152, 0.161
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 2nd, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.