5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-8314
Kodi DirectoryTraversal ArbritaryFileWrite
Description

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

INFO

Published Date :

May 23, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8314 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Kodi kodi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8314.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98668 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-8314 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8314 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-284 CWE-22
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98668 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98668 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98668 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8314 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} -0.06%

score

0.50883

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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