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CVE-2017-1000026: Path Traversal

July 17, 2017 (updated July 21, 2017)

Chef Software’s mixlib-archive are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack allowing attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using .. in tar archive entries.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000026

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.4.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.4.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

gem/mixlib-archive/CVE-2017-1000026.yml

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