Improper input validation in Borg - CVE-2016-10100

 

Improper input validation in Borg - CVE-2016-10100

Published: January 3, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3082
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10100
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: The Borg Collective
Affected software:
Borg

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary archives.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing duplicate archive names during manifest recovery. A remote attacker can spoof the names of archives and trick the victim into using malicious file.



How to mitigate CVE-2016-10100

Install the latest version 1.0.9.

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