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CVE-2014-9447

elfutils: directory traversal in read_long_names()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 27, 2014

Updated · January 29, 2026

Description

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 score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path