CVE-2015-5662 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Avast antivirus software prior to version 150918-0, allowing remote attackers to delete or write arbitrary files through specially crafted ZIP archives. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to unauthorized file modification or deletion. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 151017-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.