xzgrep: incorrect parsing of filenames containing a semicolon
Published Jul 25, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.99%
Description
scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run xzgrep on a crafted file name.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xz
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xz
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xz
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xz | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xz | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xz | Not affected | n/a |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00990) | 61.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00990) | 57.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 57.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 74.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 73.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 70.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 65.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 64.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 61.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 55.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.70% (0.04695) | 89.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 21, 2022 | 4.70% (0.04695) | 88.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 87.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 74.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/484 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4035 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4035
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4035
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/484 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4035 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4035 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4035 |
Change history (0)
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