CVE-2019-9686 | Date: (C)2019-03-19 (M)2023-12-22 |
pacman before 5.1.3 allows directory traversal when installing a remote package via a specified URL "pacman -U " due to an unsanitized file name received from a Content-Disposition header. pacman renames the downloaded package file to match the name given in this header. However, pacman did not sanitize this name, which may contain slashes, before calling rename(). A malicious server (or a network MitM if downloading over HTTP) can send a Content-Disposition header to make pacman place the file anywhere in the filesystem, potentially leading to arbitrary root code execution. Notably, this bypasses pacman's package signature checking. This occurs in curl_download_internal in lib/libalpm/dload.c.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 8.8 | CVSS Score : 9.3 |
Exploit Score: 2.8 | Exploit Score: 8.6 |
Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 10.0 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: COMPLETE |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: COMPLETE |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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