CVE-2015-2304

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

6.4

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in bsdcpio in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a full pathname in an archive.

Affected (6)

Products: Libarchive: Libarchive · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libarchive Libarchive	Up to 3.1.2

Configuration B

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.10
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Related CWEs

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 (26)

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0106.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00065.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3180

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:157

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/16/7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035996

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2549-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/59357157706d47c365b2227739e17daba3607526

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/110

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libarchive-discuss/dN9y1VvE1Qk/Z9uerigjQn0J

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:22.libarchive.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0106.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00065.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3180

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:157

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/16/7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035996

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2549-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/59357157706d47c365b2227739e17daba3607526

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/110

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libarchive-discuss/dN9y1VvE1Qk/Z9uerigjQn0J

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:22.libarchive.asc

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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