CVE-2014-9447

MediumCVSS 6.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.4/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 2, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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