CVE-2015-5069

Description

The (1) filesystem::get_wml_location function in filesystem.cpp and (2) is_legal_file function in filesystem_boost.cpp in Battle for Wesnoth before 1.12.3 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to inclusion of .pbl files from WML.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/releases/tag/1.13.1 third party advisory release notes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161752.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236010 issue tracking vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/commit/f8914468182e8d0a1551b430c0879ba236fe4d6d third party advisory patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161722.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://gna.org/bugs/?23504 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75424 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/12 mailing list patch vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/releases/tag/1.12.3 third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5069?
CVE-2015-5069 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5069?
To fix CVE-2015-5069, 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-2015-5069 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5069 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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