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Unscored CVE-2020-23171 EUVD-2020-15924GHSA-3phc-v747-949q

A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary directories via a crafted zip file…

Published Aug 10, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary directories via a crafted zip file with dot-slash characters included in the name of the crafted file.

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 nim No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS nim No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 nim No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS nim No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS nim No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS nim No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS nim No fix yet —

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