Path Traversal in Reproducible Builds Diffoscope
CVE-2024-25711
diffoscope before 256 allows directory traversal via an embedded filename in a GPG file. Contents of any file, such as ../.ssh/id_rsa, may be disclosed to an attacker. This occurs because the value of the gpg --use-embedded-filenames option is trusted.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.010 (58.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Reproducible_builds Diffoscope
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 39
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-25711?
- CVE-2024-25711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Reproducible Builds Diffoscope, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-25711?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-25711 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.