CVE-2015-0557

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0557
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-04-08 18:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionOpen-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Arj Software Arj Archiver All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: arj-3.10.22-22.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3213-1 arj af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:201 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
#774435 - arj: CVE-2015-0557: directory traversal via //multiple/leading/slash - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit
ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-15) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
ARJ CVE-2015-0557 Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: arj-3.10.22-22.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE Request: arj: symlink directory traversal and directory traversal via //multiple/leading/slash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: arj-3.10.22-22.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: arj: symlink directory traversal and directory traversal via //multiple/leading/slash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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