elfutils: directory traversal in read_long_names()
Published Jan 2, 2015
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.02%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.152
- 0.161
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
elfutils-0:0.161-3.el6
Fixed · RHEA-2015:1302
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
elfutils-0:0.163-3.el7
Fixed · RHEA-2015:2126
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
elfutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | elfutils-0:0.161-3.el6 | Fixed | RHEA-2015:1302 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | elfutils-0:0.163-3.el7 | Fixed | RHEA-2015:2126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elfutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.02% (0.05018) | 91.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.02% (0.05018) | 91.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 3.52% (0.03517) | 87.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 4.70% (0.04701) | 88.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | 5.75% (0.05751) | 89.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.70% (0.04701) | 88.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.83% (0.14829) | 90.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.70% (0.04701) | 88.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00691) | 80.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 82.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 80.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62560 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62661 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9447 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178888 Issue Tracking
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9447
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9447
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