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CVE-2015-4035
scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows…
High7.8EPSS 0.99%
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Description
scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run xzgrep on a crafted file name.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.99% · top 37% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- [oss-security] 20150518 CVE request: xzgrep 4.999.9beta arbitrary code execution vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150519 Re: CVE request: xzgrep 4.999.9beta arbitrary code execution vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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