#VU25457 Path traversal in libslirp - CVE-2020-7211
Published: February 19, 2020 / Updated: April 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25457
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7211
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libslirp
libslirp
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org
Freedesktop.org
Description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within tftp.c in libslirp. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted TFPT request and read arbitrary files on the Windows system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.