CVE - CVE-2014-9447

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-9447	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MLIST:[elfutils-devel] 20141227 Directory traversal in `ar` URL:https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20141229 CVE request: dir traversal in elfutils URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2 CONFIRM:https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e CONFIRM:http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2015-0677 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2015-0692 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2015:047 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047 BID:71804 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804 SECUNIA:61934 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/61934 SECUNIA:62560 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/62560 SECUNIA:62661 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20150102	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150102)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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