CVE-2015-1038 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can write to arbitrary files via symlink attacks in archives, requiring user interaction to open the malicious file.
- 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-2015-1038?
CVE-2015-1038 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 21 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
p7zip 9.20.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1038?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (3)
p7zip SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | All versions | 9.20.1-3.2 |
p7zip SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | All versions | 9.20.1-3.2 |
p7zip SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | All versions | 9.20.1-3.2 |
Products include 7-Zip P7zip, Fedoraproject Fedora, Oracle Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1038?
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-2015-1038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1038, DLA-245-1, DSA-3289-1, GHSA-f24r-hqqw-w96v, MGASA-2015-0252, SUSE-SU-2015:1433-1 and 1 more.