CVE-2014-9485

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: January 16, 2018 Modified: March 24, 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the do_extract_currentfile function in miniunz.c in miniunzip in minizip before 1.1-5 might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted entry in a ZIP archive.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/16

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71846

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774321

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/11