What is CVE-2015-1038?

CVE-2015-1038 is a medium-severity software vulnerability (CWE-59) with a CVSS score of 5.8. p7zip 9.20.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Is CVE-2015-1038 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 3%.

What products does CVE-2015-1038 affect?

Tracked products affected include Solaris. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1038?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2015-1038

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.8 · CWE-59

5.8CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

p7zip 9.20.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexity—

Privileges required—

User interaction—

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impact—

Availability impact—

Exploit probability (EPSS)3%

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

Affected products we track (1)

Solaris

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173245.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174245.htmlAdvisory
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/2015/01/11/2Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlAdvisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71890Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774660Advisory