What is CVE-2015-4035?

CVE-2015-4035 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tukaani Xz, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2015-4035?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Tukaani Xz

CVE-2015-4035

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run xzgrep on a crafted file name.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tukaani Xz
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-4035?: CVE-2015-4035 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tukaani Xz, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2015-4035?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.