7-zip p7zip 9.20.1 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in 7-zip p7zip 9.20.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-1038. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 7-zip p7zip 9.20.1 (File Compression Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was presented 01/21/2015 by Alexander Cherepanov as Bug 1179505 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1038 since 01/11/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84200 (Debian DSA-3289-1 : p7zip - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123825 (Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Update (SRU) 13.6.0 Missing).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99970), Tenable (84200), SecurityFocus (BID 71890†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50678†). See VDB-68220, VDB-68484, VDB-68629 and VDB-68973 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84200
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3289-1 : p7zip - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703289
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3289-1 (p7zip - security update)
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01/06/2015 +19 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +65 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1179505
Researcher: Alexander Cherepanov
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-1038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73733

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X-Force: 99970
SecurityFocus: 71890 - p7zip Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 50678 - p7zip 9.20.1 Remote File System Write via a Symlink Attack in an Archive, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/11/2022 15:19
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (65), 07/01/2017 08:07 (10), 04/11/2022 15:19 (3)
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