UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9447
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9447
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9447.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9447
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2015-01-02T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T08:17:19.047333Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Directory traversal vulnerability in the readlongnames 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.
- References
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- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9447
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2482-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9447
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / elfutils
Package
- Name
- elfutils
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.158-0ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed0.158-0ubuntu5.2
Ecosystem specific
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},
{
"binary_name": "libasm1",
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},
{
"binary_name": "libdw-dev",
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},
{
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},
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},
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}
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"availability": "No subscription required"
}