CVE-2015-1590 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit insecure temporary file handling in the administrative utility to escalate privileges or execute code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-1590?

CVE-2015-1590 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kamcmd administrative utility and default configuration in kamailio before 4.3.0 use /tmp/kamailio_ctl.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1590?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kamailio Kamailio.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1590?

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-2015-1590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1590, GHSA-9cqx-pgw7-65x8.

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