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CVE-2015-1038 json

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

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1182

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • p7zip Debian 13, Debian 12 9.20.1~dfsg.1-4.2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1038

  • p7zip Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 9.20.1~dfsg.1-4+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1038

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • p7zip SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 9.20.1-3.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1433-1

  • p7zip openSUSE Tumbleweed 16.02-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10322-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-1038 updated cvss 3.6

p7zip: directory traversal vulnerability

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774660 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179505 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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