CVE-2024-25711

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Published 2024-02-27 · Modified 2024-02-27

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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Description

diffoscope before 256 allows directory traversal via an embedded filename in a GPG file. Contents of any file, such as ../.ssh/id_rsa, may be disclosed to an attacker. This occurs because the value of the gpg --use-embedded-filenames option is trusted.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

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	affected
debian	bullseye	affected
debian	forky	fixed	`256`
debian	sid	fixed	`256`
debian	trixie	fixed	`256`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	diffoscope	`<256`	`256`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.