VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-1315
Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by converting a string from CP866 to UTF-8.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by converting a string from CP866 to UTF-8.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.90% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · info-zip/unzip
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://www.conostix.com/pub/adv/CVE-2015-1315-Info-ZIP-unzip-Out-of-bounds_Write.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2502-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/580961/comments/120
- http://www.conostix.com/pub/adv/CVE-2015-1315-Info-ZIP-unzip-Out-of-bounds_Write.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2502-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/580961/comments/120
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.