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CVE-2017-8314

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary...

5.5 MediumFix available

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.47%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Record
CVE-2017-8314
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Record
CVE-2017-8314
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17275 No score

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Record
EUVD-2017-17275
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc9h-m4wq-vhxg 5.5

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary...

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Record
GHSA-xc9h-m4wq-vhxg
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Record
CVE-2017-8314
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-8314 5.5

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8314
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8314 5.5

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8314
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/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
kodi
Debian:12
 before 2:17.1+dfsg1-3
2:17.1+dfsg1-3
kodi
Debian:13
 before 2:17.1+dfsg1-3
2:17.1+dfsg1-3
kodi
Debian:14
 before 2:17.1+dfsg1-3
2:17.1+dfsg1-3
xbmc
Debian:7
 before 2:11.0~git20120510.82388d5-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
2:11.0~git20120510.82388d5-1
2:11.0~git20120510.82388d5-1+deb7u1
kodi
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 15.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
15.1+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-1build115.2+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
15.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1

History

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

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-8314 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Kodi, published May 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.47%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in kodi 2:17.1+dfsg1-3.

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