CVE-2023-0593 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-0593: Path traversal in yaffshiv

Vendor Devttys0
Product yaffshiv
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published January 31, 2023
Last update March 27, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A path traversal vulnerability affects yaffshiv YAFFS filesystem extractor. By crafting a malicious YAFFS file, an attacker could force yaffshiv to write outside of the extraction directory. This issue affects yaffshiv up to version 0.1 included, which is the most recent at time of publication.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 31, 2023 CVE published
March 27, 2025 Record updated