CRITICAL
diffoscope writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive
Published Apr 13, 2018
9.3
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.25%
Description
diffoscope before 77 writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive.
Affected products
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- Version before 77StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | Diffoscope | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 77
Configuration 2
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
9.3 CRITICAL GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability High
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.25% 0.02245
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02245
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02245) | 82.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01893) | 76.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 71.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 70.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 67.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00466) | 72.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 69.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- https://bugs.debian.org/854723 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854723
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p5c-f328-9fvv Advisory
- https://github.com/anthraxx/diffoscope/commit/632a40828a54b399787c25e7fa243f732aef7e05
- https://github.com/anthraxx/diffoscope/commit/f379d1f611dbd5d361e12b732e07c8aee45ff226
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/diffoscope/PYSEC-2018-83.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0359
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0359 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/854723 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854723 | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p5c-f328-9fvv | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/anthraxx/diffoscope/commit/632a40828a54b399787c25e7fa243f732aef7e05 | ||
| https://github.com/anthraxx/diffoscope/commit/f379d1f611dbd5d361e12b732e07c8aee45ff226 | ||
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/diffoscope/PYSEC-2018-83.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0359 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0359 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Apr 13, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 29, 2016
Link CVE-2017-0359
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-8P5C-F328-9FVV Updated n/a