VulnerabilityModified
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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run xzgrep on a crafted file name.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- tukaani/xz
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/484Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/484Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.