CVE-2017-8314 json
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 subt…
published 2017-05-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17275
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- kodi Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:17.1+dfsg1-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8314
- kodi Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 15.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8314
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- github.com/xbmc/xbmc#12024 pull request
Exploit prediction
2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- XBMC Foundation Kodi (XBMC)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024
patch, vendor-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201706-17
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/98668
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-8314
- NVD CVE-2017-8314
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