CVE-2014-9485 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 16 Jan 2018 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can write to arbitrary files via a crafted ZIP archive due to a directory traversal flaw in the minizip library.

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-2014-9485?

CVE-2014-9485 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2018. 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9485?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zlib-Ng Minizip-Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9485?

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-2014-9485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9485, GHSA-jx5r-f949-99mv, MGASA-2024-0019.