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This vulnerability is associated with program files src/binwalk/plugins/unpfs.py.

This issue affects binwalk from 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included.

" } ], "value": "A path traversal vulnerability was identified in ReFirm Labs binwalk from version 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included. By crafting a malicious PFS filesystem file, an attacker can get binwalk's PFS extractor to extract files at arbitrary locations when binwalk is run in extraction mode (-e option). Remote code execution can be achieved by building a PFS filesystem that, upon extraction, would extract a malicious binwalk module into the folder .config/binwalk/plugins.\n This vulnerability is associated with program files src/binwalk/plugins/unpfs.py.\n\nThis issue affects binwalk from 2.1.2b through 2.3.3 included." } ], "exploits": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "The finder provided a proof-of-concept publicly so that maintainers could reproduce the vulnerability (see https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/617)." } ], "value": "The finder provided a proof-of-concept publicly so that maintainers could reproduce the vulnerability (see https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/617 https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/617 )." } ], "impacts": [ { "capecId": "CAPEC-549", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-549 Local Execution of Code" } ] }, { "capecId": "CAPEC-126", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-126 Path Traversal" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" }, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL" } ] } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-22", "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "2d533b80-6e4a-4e20-93e2-171235122846", "shortName": "ONEKEY", "dateUpdated": "2023-09-17T08:07:04.222Z" }, "references": [ { "url": "https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/617" }, { "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-07" } ], "source": { "discovery": "EXTERNAL" }, "timeline": [ { "lang": "en", "time": "2022-10-26T07:51:00.000Z", "value": "Reported to binwalk maintainers with a pull request containing the fix (https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/617)" }, { "lang": "en", "time": "2023-01-23T08:00:00.000Z", "value": "Reported to MSRC since they acquired Refirm Labs and we've observed the CPE 'microsoft:binwalk' for CVE-2021-4287" }, { "lang": "en", "time": "2023-01-25T08:00:00.000Z", "value": "MSRC answers they do not consider binwalk a Microsoft product." } ], "title": "Path Traversal in binwalk", "workarounds": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "The following workaround would fix the vulnerability:
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