CVE-2017-5982 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Chorus2 2.4.2 add-on for Kodi allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2E%2E%252e (encoded dot dot slash) in the image path, as demonstrated by image/image%3A%2F%2F%2e%2e%252fetc%252fpasswd.

Published: 2017-02-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 86.4% High

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:kodi:kodi:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3712-1	kodi security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.8642.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/

History

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Subscriptions

Kodi Kodi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:18:49.421Z

Reserved: 2017-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5982

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-28T18:59:00.500

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5982

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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