Path Traversal in GNU Binutils
CVE-2014-8737
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.010 (60.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 19, 20, 21
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)