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CVE-2014-9447

Publication date 2 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
elfutils 14.10 utopic
Fixed 0.160-0ubuntu2.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.158-0ubuntu5.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.152-1ubuntu3.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.143-1ubuntu0.1

Notes

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Directory traversal is restricted to the root directory