CVE-2017-5982
kodi - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 88.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-5982
To remediate CVE-2017-5982, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/kodi—upgrade to 2:18.6+dfsg1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2:17.6+dfsg1-4+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-5982 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 88.0%, placing CVE-2017-5982 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2:18.6+dfsg1-1
- from 0, < 2:17.6+dfsg1-4+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |