Name: CVE-2015-2060: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-2060, CWE-22, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.09239

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade cabextract	Aug 30, 2017	Apr 27, 2015
Debian	—	Upgrade cabextract	Jul 30, 2024	Nov 29, 2019
Freebsd	—	Upgrade cabextract	Dec 10, 2025	May 31, 2015
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade cabextract (Ubuntu Pro)	Nov 19, 2024	Nov 29, 2019

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CVSS Details

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