| Summary | Malicious smiley themes could alter arbitrary files |
|---|---|
| Date | 2014-10-22 |
| CVE Number | CVE-2014-3697 |
| Discovered By | Yves Younan of Cisco Talos |
| Fixed In Release | 2.10.10 |
A bug in the untar code on Windows could allow a malicious smiley theme to place a file anywhere on the file system, or alter an existing file when installing a smiley theme via drag and drop on Windows.
Fix the untar code to ensure all paths are relative.