CVE-2021-4287

Advisory

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.

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Vulnerability changelog

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Resources

• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m3f-g62j-3vx8
• 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
• https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/releases/tag/v2.3.3
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216876
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216876
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4287