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    CVE-2014-9447

    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.

    Published:Dec 27, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jan 2, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.04701
    CVSS Score:6.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elfutils Project
    Product
    Elfutils
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804
    https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e
    https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804
    https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e
    https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html

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