5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-2060
Cabextract Absolute Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2060 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 Linux linux_kernel
1 Cabextract_project cabextract
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-2060.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.cabextract.org.uk/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16 Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24 Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.cabextract.org.uk/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16 Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24 Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-2060 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2060 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-March/151145.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html
    Added Reference http://www.cabextract.org.uk/
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabextract:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.6
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.cabextract.org.uk/ No Types Assigned http://www.cabextract.org.uk/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16 Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24 Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabextract:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.67 }} 0.27%

score

0.79627

percentile

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