Overview
- Description
- Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.4
- Impact score
- 4.9
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-22
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.161:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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}
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}
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