CVE-2015-1191 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pigz 2.3.1 allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive.

Published: 2015-01-21

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zlib:pigz:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-1333	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pigz 2.3.1 allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03029.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00017.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72109
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774978
https://github.com/madler/pigz/commit/fdad1406b3ec809f4954ff7cdf9e99eb18c2458f

History

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Subscriptions

Zlib Pigz

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-01-21T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:33:20.752Z

Reserved: 2015-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1191

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-21T18:59:52.840

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:21:55.500

Link: CVE-2015-1191

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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