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CVE-2017-0359: Diffoscope may write to arbitrary locations due to an untrusted archive

July 13, 2018 (updated September 16, 2024)

diffoscope before 76 writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive.

References

  • bugs.debian.org/854723
  • bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854723
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p5c-f328-9fvv
  • github.com/anthraxx/diffoscope
  • github.com/anthraxx/diffoscope/commit/632a40828a54b399787c25e7fa243f732aef7e05
  • github.com/anthraxx/diffoscope/commit/f379d1f611dbd5d361e12b732e07c8aee45ff226
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/diffoscope/PYSEC-2018-83.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0359
  • security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0359

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 76

Fixed versions

  • 76

Solution

Upgrade to version 76 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

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

Source file

pypi/diffoscope/CVE-2017-0359.yml

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