CVE-2014-9447

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    CVE-2014-9447

    Published: 2 Jan 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High