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CVE Request: libarchive -- directory traversal in bsdcpio

From: Alexander Cherepanov <ch3root () openwall com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:19:21 +0300

Hi!

bsdcpio tool from libarchive bundle is susceptible to a directorytraversal vulnerability via absolute paths.


Initial discussion:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5

Upstream report:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/libarchive-discuss/dN9y1VvE1Qk/Z9uerigjQn0J

My proposed (minimal) fix (non-Windows):
https://groups.google.com/group/libarchive-discuss/attach/a78932ecb50340ae/0001-Quick-n-dirty-fix-for-bsdcpio-directory-traversal-vu.patch?part=0.1

Discussion is ongoing.

Could CVE(s) please be assigned?

--
Alexander Cherepanov

Current thread:

CVE Request: libarchive -- directory traversal in bsdcpio Alexander Cherepanov (Jan 15)
- Re: CVE Request: libarchive -- directory traversal in bsdcpio Moritz Muehlenhoff (Feb 22)
  - Re: CVE Request: libarchive -- directory traversal in bsdcpio Alessandro Ghedini (Mar 05)
  - Re: CVE Request: libarchive -- directory traversal in bsdcpio Moritz Mühlenhoff (Mar 05)
    - Re: CVE Request: libarchive -- directory traversal in bsdcpio Marcus Meissner (Mar 09)
    - Re: CVE Request: libarchive -- directory traversal in bsdcpio cve-assign (Mar 15)