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CVE-2011-4675

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15...

6.4 MediumFix available

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.

Exploit likelihood

3.11%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.4

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.

Record
CVE-2011-4675
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.

Record
CVE-2011-4675
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4593 No score

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.

Record
EUVD-2011-4593
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7p9-49wg-x3hp No score

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15...

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.

Record
GHSA-q7p9-49wg-x3hp
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.

Record
CVE-2011-4675
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4675 No score

The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4675
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
widelands
Debian:12
before 1:15-3
1:15-3
widelands
Debian:13
before 1:15-3
1:15-3
widelands
Debian:14
before 1:15-3
1:15-3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2011-4675 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Widelands, published December 5, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.11%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in widelands 1:15-3.

References

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