Path Traversal in Libarchive

CVE-2015-2304

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in bsdcpio in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a full pathname in an archive.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2304?
CVE-2015-2304 is a vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-03-15.
Is CVE-2015-2304 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.