CVE-2015-8747

Description

The multifilesystem storage backend in Radicale before 1.1 allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via a crafted component name.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.71% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/06/7 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80255 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/7 mailing list
https://github.com/Unrud/Radicale/commit/bcaf452e516c02c9bed584a73736431c5e8831f1
https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/pull/343 patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3462 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175776.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/06/4 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175738.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8747?
CVE-2015-8747 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8747?
To fix CVE-2015-8747, 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-2015-8747 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8747 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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