MEDIUM
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 Jan 15, 2015
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.79%
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."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.79% 0.02791
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02791
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 85.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 84.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.11% (0.01106) | 76.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 81.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 80.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 78.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62310 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774580 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742331 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00018.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62310 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774580 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742331 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Jan 15, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 5, 2015
Link CVE-2015-0552
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a