CVE-2014-2095 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious Python bytecode file in the current working directory when using non-Fedora packages.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-2095?

CVE-2014-2095 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Catfish 0.6.0 through 1.0.0, when a Fedora package such as 0.8.2-1 is not used, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse bin/catfish.pyc under the current working directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2095?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Catfish Project Catfish.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2095?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2014-2095 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2095 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2095, GHSA-437w-v33j-rq35.

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