CVE-2017-18196

Summary

CVECVE-2017-18196
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-23 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-18 08:15:00 UTC
DescriptionLeptonica 1.74.4 constructs unintended pathnames (containing duplicated path components) when operating on files in /tmp subdirectories, which might allow local users to bypass intended file restrictions by leveraging access to a directory located deeper within the /tmp directory tree, as demonstrated by /tmp/ANY/PATH/ANY/PATH/input.tif.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Leptonica Leptonica 1.74.4 All All All
Application Leptonica Leptonica 1.74.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#885704 - liblept5 negatively plays with paths in /tmp when opening TIFFs - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Leptonica: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202312-01) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710802 Gentoo Linux Leptonica Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202312-01)

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