MEDIUM
unzip: Heap overflow and DoS in 6.0
Published Nov 6, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.18%
Description
Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password-protected ZIP archive, possibly related to an Extra-Field size value.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
- 15.10
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
unzip
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
unzip
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
unzip
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | unzip | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | unzip | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | unzip | Will not fix | 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.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.18% 0.07184
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07184
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 (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07184) | 94.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07184) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 27, 2026 | 34.93% (0.34932) | 97.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 13, 2026 | 33.92% (0.33923) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 32.25% (0.32253) | 96.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 34.38% (0.34377) | 96.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 37.11% (0.37115) | 97.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 34.38% (0.34377) | 96.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 37.11% (0.37115) | 96.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 34.38% (0.34377) | 96.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 37.11% (0.37115) | 97.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 34.51% (0.34514) | 96.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 31.45% (0.31454) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 34.51% (0.34514) | 96.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.06% (0.44058) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 34.51% (0.34514) | 96.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 44.06% (0.44058) | 97.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 34.51% (0.34514) | 96.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 44.06% (0.44058) | 97.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 34.51% (0.34514) | 96.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.69% (0.04685) | 92.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 4.69% (0.04685) | 92.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 4.58% (0.04577) | 91.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04478) | 91.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.14% (0.04141) | 90.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3386 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/07/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/11/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76863 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034027 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2788-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2788-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7696 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260944 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7696
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7696
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3386 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/07/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/11/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76863 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034027 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2788-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2788-2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7696 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260944 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7696 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7696 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 6, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 4, 2015
Link CVE-2015-7696
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a