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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS04bTNmLWc2MmotM3Z4OM4AAwnb

binwalk vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ReFirm Labs binwalk up to 2.3.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file src/binwalk/modules/extractor.py of the component Archive Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.3.3 can address this issue. The name of the patch is fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216876.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m3f-g62j-3vx8
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: over 1 year ago
Updated: 10 months ago

CVSS Score: 6.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-8m3f-g62j-3vx8, CVE-2021-4287
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4287
• https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/pull/556
• https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/commit/fa0c0bd59b8588814756942fe4cb5452e76c1dcd
• https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/releases/tag/v2.3.3
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216876
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216876
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m3f-g62j-3vx8

Repository: https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk
Blast Radius: 13.8

Affected Packages