CVE-2019-9686

pacman before 5.1.3 allows directory traversal when installing a remote package via a specified URL "pacman -U <url>" 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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pacman_project:pacman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2019-03-11 16:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59


NVD link : CVE-2019-9686

Mitre link : CVE-2019-9686

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-9686


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Products Affected

pacman_project

  • pacman
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')