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)
EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Pocoproject Poco
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
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.