CVE-2015-0556 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit symlink handling in ARJ archives to perform directory traversal, potentially reading or modifying arbitrary files.
- 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-2015-0556?
CVE-2015-0556 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Apr 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
Open-source ARJ archiver 3.10.22 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a symlink attack in an ARJ archive.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0556?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Arj Software Arj Archiver, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0556?
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-2015-0556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0556, GHSA-pxmh-fjvc-v752.