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CVE-2015-0557

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Published: Apr 8, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.8
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

Description

Open-source ARJ archiver 3.10.22 does not properly remove leading slashes from paths, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and write to arbitrary files via multiple leading slashes in a path in an ARJ archive.

Affected (4)

Arj Software
1 product
Arj Archiver
Fedoraproject
1 product
Fedora
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Arj Archiver
Up to 3.10.22
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Version 20
Fedora
Version 21
Fedora
Version 22

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 (20)

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