CVE-2015-1197 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks when extracting archives with specific options, requiring user interaction to extract the malicious archive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1197?
CVE-2015-1197 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1197?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Cpio.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1197?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-1197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-DM54959, CVE-2017-7516, DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1197, GHSA-447h-6vgc-mg6p, OESA-2023-1300, OESA-2023-1336 and 3 more.