CVE-2015-1038

Public Exploit

Description

p7zip 9.20.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.08% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774660 third party advisory exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174245.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179505 issue tracking exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71890 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3289 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173245.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99970 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1038?
CVE-2015-1038 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1038?
To fix CVE-2015-1038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1038 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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