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CVE-2015-0552

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Published: Jan 15, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.4
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."

Affected (3)

Products: Gnome: Gcab · Opensuse: Opensuse
Gnome
1 product
Gcab
Opensuse
1 product
Opensuse
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gcab
Version 0.4
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Opensuse
Opensuse
Version 13.1
Opensuse
Version 13.2

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Exploit
Source: security@debian.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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