CVE-2014-9447
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4EPSS 5.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- EPSS score
- 5.0% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-9268)
- Published
- January 2, 2015
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-9268 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- elfutils project / elfutils
- elfutils project / elfutils
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e(Vendor Advisory)
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain