DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9447

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9447
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9447.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9447
Upstream
Published
2015-01-02T20:59:06Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:24Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.159-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9447.json"

Debian:13 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.159-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9447.json"

Debian:14 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.159-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9447.json"