Path traversal in diffoscope - CVE-2024-25711
Published: March 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87168
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25711
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
diffoscope
diffoscope
Software vendor:
diffoscope.org
diffoscope.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied passed via an embedded filename in a GPG file. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted filename containing directory traversal sequences and read contents of arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.