SB2015010202 - Path traversal in Sourceware elfutils

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SB2015010202 - Path traversal in Sourceware elfutils

Published: January 2, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015010202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9447)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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