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CVE-2015-0552
Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to…
Medium6.4EPSS 2.8%
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- debian
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
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References (5)
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774580 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 62310 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742331 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150105 Re: CVE Request: gcab: directory traversal (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
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