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CVE-2017-1000472

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8...

6.5 MediumFix available

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.68%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Record
CVE-2017-1000472
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Record
CVE-2017-1000472
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-1597 No score

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Record
EUVD-2017-1597
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46gc-5p3g-hwvg 6.5

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8...

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Record
GHSA-46gc-5p3g-hwvg
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Record
CVE-2017-1000472
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000472 6.5

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000472
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000472 6.5

The ZipCommon::isValidPath() function in Zip/src/ZipCommon.cpp in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.8 does not properly restrict the filename value in the ZIP header, which allows attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks during the ZIP decompression, and possibly create or overwrite arbitrary files, via a crafted ZIP file, related to a "file path injection vulnerability".

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000472
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
poco
Debian:12
 before 1.8.0-2
1.8.0-2
poco
Debian:13
 before 1.8.0-2
1.8.0-2
poco
Debian:14
 before 1.8.0-2
1.8.0-2
poco
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.3.6p1-4+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.3.6p1-4
1.3.6p1-4+deb7u1
poco
Debian:8
 before 1.3.6p1-5+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.3.6p1-5
1.3.6p1-5+deb8u1
poco
Debian:9
 before 1.7.6+dfsg1-5+deb9u1, plus listed versions
1.7.6+dfsg1-5
1.7.6+dfsg1-5+deb9u1
poco
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.3.6p1-4+deb7u1build1, plus listed versions
1.3.6p1-4
1.3.6p1-4+deb7u1build1
poco
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1.3.6p1-5.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.3.6p1-5.11.3.6p1-5.1build1
1.3.6p1-5.1ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-1000472 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pocoproject Poco, published January 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in poco 1.8.0-2.

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