CVE-2015-1194

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Published Jan 21, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pax_project:pax:1\:20140703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-1336	pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.695% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774716

History

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Subscriptions

Pax Project Pax

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 21, 2015, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:33 AM
Reserved: Jan 18, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 21, 2015, 6:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:21 AM

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