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CVE-2018-14036

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_fi…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • cgit.freedesktop.org /accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugs.freedesktop.org /show_bug.cgi?id=107085 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/104757 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1099699 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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