CVE-2015-5305

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273969 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1945 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5305?
CVE-2015-5305 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5305?
To fix CVE-2015-5305, 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-2015-5305 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5305 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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