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CVE-2015-1038
p7zip 9.20.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
Medium5.8EPSS 3.3%
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- mitre
Description
p7zip 9.20.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% 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 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1162 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774660 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-d5cc306730 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179505 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 71890 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3289 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150111 Re: CVE request for directory traversal flaw in p7zip (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-fadaa9953e (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- p7zip-cve20151038-symlink(99970) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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