# CVE-2014-9767: Directory traversal vulnerability in the ZipArchive::extractTo function in ext/zip/php\_zip.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-05-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ZipArchive::extractTo function in ext/zip/php_zip.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 and ext/zip/ext_zip.cpp in HHVM before 3.12.1 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary empty directories via a crafted ZIP archive.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035311
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67996
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/65c95a01541dd2fbc9c978ac53bed235b5376686
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/20
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00058.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00056.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76652
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00057.html
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70350
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00052.html

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