CVE-2015-5662 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Avast before 150918-0 allows remote attackers to delete or write to arbitrary files via a crafted entry in a ZIP archive.

Published: 2015-10-18

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5612	Directory traversal vulnerability in Avast before 150918-0 allows remote attackers to delete or write to arbitrary files via a crafted entry in a ZIP archive.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00455.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25576608/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000160
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033860

History

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Subscriptions

Avast Avast Antivirus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2015-10-18T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:03.885Z

Reserved: 2015-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5662

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-18T10:59:02.407

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5662

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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