# CVE-2015-0552: Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab\_folder\_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774580
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62310
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742331
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/05/7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00018.html

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