CVE-2015-1191

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1191
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-21 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-12-03 03:03:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zlib Pigz 2.3.1 All All All
Application Zlib Pigz 2.3.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2016:0650-1: moderate: Security update for pigz SUSE lists.opensuse.org
#774978 - pigz: CVE-2015-1191: directory traversal vulnerability - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org Exploit
When decompressing with -N or -NT, strip any path from header name. · fdad140 · madler/pigz · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
pigz CVE-2015-1191 Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: pigz, kgb, pax: directory traversal MLIST www.openwall.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:0662-1: moderate: Security update for pigz SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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