CVE-2015-0552 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."

Published: 2015-01-15

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gcab:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0565	Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00737.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00018.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62310
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/7
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774580
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742331

History

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Subscriptions

Gnome Gcab

Opensuse Opensuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2015-01-15T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:10:11.076Z

Reserved: 2015-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0552

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-01-15T15:59:26.623

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-0552

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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