Site icon API Security Blog

K000140963: libarchive vulnerability CVE-2021-31566

Security Advisory Description An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system. (CVE-2021-31566) Impact A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a…Read More

Exit mobile version