Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles
Published May 23, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.
Affected products
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- Version <= v17.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XBMC Foundation | Kodi (XBMC) | n/a |
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Configuration 2
- 7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02474) | 83.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02474) | 82.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.52% (0.02516) | 85.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.26% (0.06262) | 89.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.18% (0.09181) | 87.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.26% (0.06262) | 90.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 52.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 50.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 57.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98668 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98668 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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