Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot…

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.0% · top 36% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-22 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (19)

• FEDORA-2014-14874 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 62241 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2015:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162655 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2015-0750 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• USN-2496-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17552 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-17603 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-14888 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20141113 Re: CVE Request: binutils -- directory traversal (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=dd9b91de2149ee81d47f708e7b0bbf57da10ad42 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2015-0471 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 62746 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-17586 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 70908 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-14833 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-201612-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 13:26 UTC.