Path Traversal in Opensuse Leap
CVE-2017-14804
The build package before 20171128 did not check directory names during extraction of build results that allowed untrusted builds to write outside of the target system,allowing escape out of buildroots.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.017 (75.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.2, 42.3
- Suse Build — versions unspecified
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 11, 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14804?
- CVE-2017-14804 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2018-03-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14804?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.