MEDIUM
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
Published Nov 29, 2019
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.31%
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.
Affected products
No data.
AND
- < 1.6
Running on/with
- n/a
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.
5.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
2.31% 0.02308
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02308
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02308) | 82.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02308) | 81.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 9.24% (0.09239) | 91.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.72% (0.14716) | 93.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.28% (0.20275) | 92.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.09% (0.14088) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 74.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 72.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 68.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.cabextract.org.uk/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.cabextract.org.uk/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 29, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 23, 2015
Link CVE-2015-2060
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a