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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.4% 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
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.2, 42.3
- SUSE Build — versions unspecified
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 11, 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00024.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00030.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory)
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.