5.8
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-0556
ARJ Archiver Symlink Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Open-source ARJ archiver 3.10.22 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a symlink attack in an ARJ archive.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2015, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-0556 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Arj_software arj_archiver
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the ARJ archiver, allowing attackers to potentially access sensitive files.
  • Update the ARJ archiver package to the latest version.
  • If using a specific distribution, refer to the vendor's advisory for specific version information and upgrade instructions.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-0556 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-0556 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-0556 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-0556 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154518.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154605.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155011.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3213
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:201
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/9
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71860
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774434
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-15
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-15 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71860 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:arj_software:arj_archiver:3.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:arj_software:arj_archiver:3.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155011.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154605.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:201
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154518.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:arj_software:arj_archiver:3.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/5 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/9 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774434 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774434 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-59
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.09 }} 0.41%

score

0.83072

percentile