Path Traversal in Cabextract Project
CVE-2015-2060
cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- www.cabextract.org.uk/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2060?
- CVE-2015-2060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cabextract Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2015-2060?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.