CVE-2014-9447
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2014-9447 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (elfutils) | RHEA-2015:2126 | 2015-11-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (elfutils) | RHEA-2015:1302 | 2015-07-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elfutils | Will not fix |
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