CVE-2015-2060 describes an absolute directory traversal vulnerability in cabextract before version 1.6, affecting cabextract and Linux kernel products. This flaw allows remote attackers to extract files to arbitrary locations by crafting a malformed UTF-8 character that is interpreted as a directory traversal sequence. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, but its impact is limited to low integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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