Path traversal in Binutils - CVE-2014-8737

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Path traversal in Binutils - CVE-2014-8737

Published: December 10, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32473
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8737
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Binutils

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-8737

Install update from vendor's website.

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