CVE-2024-25711

diffoscope before 256 allows directory traversal via an embedded filename in a GPG file. Contents of any file, such as ../.ssh/id_rsa, may be disclosed to an attacker. This occurs because the value of the gpg --use-embedded-filenames option is trusted.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OUNBANAWD6TZH2NRRV4YUIAXEHLUJQ47/	Mailing List
https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/commit/dfed769904c27d66a14a5903823d9c8c5aae860e	Patch
https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/issues/361	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OUNBANAWD6TZH2NRRV4YUIAXEHLUJQ47/	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OUNBANAWD6TZH2NRRV4YUIAXEHLUJQ47/
https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/commit/dfed769904c27d66a14a5903823d9c8c5aae860e	Patch
https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/issues/361	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:reproducible_builds:diffoscope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OUNBANAWD6TZH2NRRV4YUIAXEHLUJQ47/ -

Information

Published : 2024-02-27 02:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 19:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-25711

Mitre link : CVE-2024-25711

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-25711

JSON object : View

Products Affected

reproducible_builds

diffoscope

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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