{"cve":"CVE-2014-9447","nvd":{"published":"2015-01-02T20:59:06.447","modified":"2026-06-17T00:18:23.397","status":"Modified","description":"Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/61934","http://secunia.com/advisories/62560"],"products":["elfutils_project:elfutils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-9447","score":0.05018,"percentile":0.92254,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}