CVE-2017-1000026
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Chef Software's mixlib-archive versions 0.3.0 and older are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack allowing attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using ".." in tar archive entries
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.4.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.4.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.4.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.4.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.4.1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | mixlib-archive | <>= 0.4.0 | >= 0.4.0 |
| RubyGems | mixlib-archive | <0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| progress | mixlib-archive | {"endIncluding":"0.3.0"} | |
References
- https://github.com/chef/mixlib-archive/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000026
- https://github.com/chef/mixlib-archive/pull/6
- https://github.com/chef/mixlib-archive
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/mixlib-archive/CVE-2017-1000026.yml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000026
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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