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CVE-2014-9447

Published: 2 January 2015

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Directory traversal is restricted to the root directory

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
elfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (0.159-4.1)
lucid
Released (0.143-1ubuntu0.1)
precise
Released (0.152-1ubuntu3.1)
trusty
Released (0.158-0ubuntu5.2)
utopic
Released (0.160-0ubuntu2.1)