Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU38947

Path traversal in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-8314

Published: May 24, 2017 / Updated: August 9, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38947

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8314

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

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Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux

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