CVE-2014-9485 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2018-01-16

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zlib-ng:minizip-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01731.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71846
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774321

History

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Zlib-ng Zlib-ng minizip-ng
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:minizip_project:minizip::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:zlib-ng:minizip-ng::::::::
Vendors & Products	Minizip Project Minizip Project minizip	Zlib-ng Zlib-ng minizip-ng

Subscriptions

Zlib-ng Minizip-ng

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.174Z

Reserved: 2015-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9485

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-16T19:29:00.497

Modified: 2026-03-24T17:24:33.077

Link: CVE-2014-9485

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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