CVE-2017-8314 describes a Directory Traversal vulnerability in Kodi 17.1 and earlier, specifically within its built-in Zip extraction function, which allows an attacker to write arbitrary files to disk via a specially crafted Zip file disguised as subtitles. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but could lead to high integrity impact (I:H) by overwriting critical system files. Despite its potential for significant impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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