CVE-2017-0359 (GCVE-0-2017-0359)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-13 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
diffoscope writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive
Summary
diffoscope before 77 writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- writes to arbitrary locations
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/854723 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | diffoscope |
Affected:
before 77
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-02-09 00:00
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