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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2015-01-02T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:40.352Z
Reserved: 2015-01-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-9447
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                        Vulnrichment
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-01-02T20:59:06.447
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-9447
 Redhat
                        Redhat