CVE-2014-9485

Published: Jan 16, 2018Modified: Mar 24, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the do_extract_currentfile function in miniunz.c in miniunzip in minizip before 1.1-5 might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted entry in a ZIP archive.

Affected (1)

Products: Zlib Ng: Minizip Ng

Zlib Ng

1 product

Minizip Ng

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Zlib Ng Minizip Ng	Up to 1.1-4

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/16

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71846

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774321

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/11