Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-2060 (CCN-172725)

Assigned:2015-02-08
Published:2015-02-08
Updated:2021-04-26
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
4.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-22
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-2060

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.cabextract.org.uk/

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cabextract-cve20152060-dir-traversal(172725)

Source: CCN
Type: Cabextract Web site
Free Software for extracting Microsoft cabinet files

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:11:55 +0300
CVE Request: cabextract -- directory traversal

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-2060

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 1.6)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:cabextract_project:cabextract:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201520600000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2019-11-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201520600000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2019-11-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201520600000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2019-11-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20152060000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2015-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20152060000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2015-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20152060000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2015-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20152060000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2015-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20152060000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2015-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201520600000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2015-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20152060000
    V
    		CVE-2015-2060 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2015-02-23
    BACK
    cabextract_project cabextract *
    linux linux kernel -
    cabextract_project cabextract 1.5