CVE-2015-0557 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can write arbitrary files via path traversal in ARJ archives, 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-2015-0557?
CVE-2015-0557 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 does not properly remove leading slashes from paths, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and write to arbitrary files via multiple leading slashes in a path in an ARJ archive.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0557?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Arj Software Arj Archiver, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0557?
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-2015-0557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0557, GHSA-8773-c847-4382.