SB2015012105 - Path traversal in zlib.net pigz
Published: January 21, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015012105
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1191)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pigz 2.3.1 allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00017.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72109
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774978
- https://github.com/madler/pigz/commit/fdad1406b3ec809f4954ff7cdf9e99eb18c2458f