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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1038 · published 21 January 2015

CVE-2015-1038: Fedoraproject fedora link following vulnerability

Fedoraproject · Fedora

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

5.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.3% · top 12.0% CWE-59 · Link following
5.8CVSS 2.0 base score
3.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173245.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174245.html Third Party Advisory
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/2015/01/11/2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71890 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774660 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179505 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99970
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173245.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174245.html Third Party Advisory
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/2015/01/11/2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71890 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774660 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179505 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99970

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-1038), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.