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CVE-2014-9447

CVE-2014-9447 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 5.02% · 91.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
5.02%
91.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSelfutils0.157-1ubuntu1, 0, 0.158-0ubuntu3

Timeline

  • Jan 2, 2015 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
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