CVE-2015-0552 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can write arbitrary files via crafted CAB paths, requiring user interaction to open the malicious archive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0552?
CVE-2015-0552 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 15 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0552?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gnome Gcab, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0552?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-0552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0552, GHSA-h25c-q8jq-gr57, MGASA-2015-0018, openSUSE-SU-2024:10254-1.