CVE-2015-0857 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in Cool Projects TarDiff, affecting Debian Linux and the TarDiff project. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the names of tar files or files within them. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability has a critical severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for severe compromise remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tardiff_project:tardiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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