CVE-2024-2914Public exploit

Arbitrary file overwrite via unchecked tar extraction

Published Jun 6, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Path traversal in Amazon Web Services Deep Java Library before 0.27.0 allows attackers to overwrite files through a crafted tar archive. The Spark extension's download_and_extract function passes archive members to Python tarfile.extractall without checking that resolved paths remain under the destination directory. An application must invoke the helper on attacker-controlled archive content; traversal writes with that process's filesystem permissions.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Amazon Web Services Deep Java Library before 0.27.0 allows attackers to overwrite files through a crafted tar archive. The Spark extension's download_and_extract function passes archive members to Python tarfile.extractall without checking that resolved paths remain under the destination directory. An application must invoke the helper on attacker-controlled archive content; traversal writes with that process's filesystem permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2914
Published
Jun 6, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
Deep Java Library
Classifications
CWE-29, CWE-22, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=026.0 <0.27.0
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <0.27.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Amazon Web Services · Deep Java Libraryversion=026.0 <0.27.0; version=unspecified <0.27.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-29Path Traversal: '\..\filename'
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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