Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | gcab | 0.4-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | gcab | 0.4-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | gcab | 0.4-2 | — |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774580
- 62310 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742331
- [oss-security] 20150105 Re: CVE Request: gcab: directory traversal mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0043 vendor-advisory