External Control of File Name or Path Affecting elfutils package, versions <0:0.163-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.04% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-ELFUTILS-2030856
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Dec 2014

Introduced: 27 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-9447  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 elfutils to version 0:0.163-3.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils package and not the elfutils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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