CVE-2015-2060

Published Nov 29, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2173 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:02 AM
Reserved
Feb 23, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 29, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM