SB2015012103 - Symbolic link following in p7zip
Published: January 21, 2015 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015012103
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1038)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application follows symlinks when extracting files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into opening it and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173245.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174245.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3289
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71890
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774660
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179505
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99970