Vulnerability in Arj Software Archiver
CVE-2015-0556
Open-source ARJ archiver 3.10.22 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a symlink attack in an ARJ archive.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arj Software Archiver
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21, 22
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154605.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/9 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-15 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/5 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155011.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71860 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3213 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154518.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0556?
- CVE-2015-0556 is a vulnerability in Arj Software Archiver, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2015-04-08.
- Is CVE-2015-0556 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.