Path Traversal in Pocoproject Poco
CVE-2017-1000472
The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pocoproject Poco
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/pocoproject/poco/issues/1968 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4083 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00013.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1000472?
- CVE-2017-1000472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pocoproject Poco, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1000472?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.