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CVE-2017-5982 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27 CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/ CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kodi kodi
17.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5982
NVD Published Date:
Feb 28, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-5982 Details - Not Deferred