MEDIUM
pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive
Published Jan 21, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
Affected products
No data.
- 1\
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.70% 0.01695
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01695
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01695) | 76.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01695) | 74.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 59.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 58.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 55.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774716 x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774716 | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 21, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 18, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1194
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a