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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-01-02T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:40.352Z

Reserved: 2015-01-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9447

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-02T20:59:06.447

Modified: 2015-04-18T01:59:42.700

Link: CVE-2014-9447

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-12-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9447 - Bugzilla