{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9447","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.","modified":"2026-04-22T09:55:29.760467Z","published":"2015-01-02T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2482-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-9447"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9447"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/61934"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2482-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9447"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"elfutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.158-0ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.158-0ubuntu5.2"}]}],"versions":["0.157-1ubuntu1","0.158-0ubuntu3","0.158-0ubuntu4","0.158-0ubuntu5","0.158-0ubuntu5.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"elfutils","binary_version":"0.158-0ubuntu5.2"},{"binary_name":"libasm1","binary_version":"0.158-0ubuntu5.2"},{"binary_name":"libdw1","binary_version":"0.158-0ubuntu5.2"},{"binary_name":"libelf1","binary_version":"0.158-0ubuntu5.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9447.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}