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CVE-2015-2060

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute d

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Summary

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

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Affected versions

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References 7

openwall.com

cabextract.org.uk

lists.fedoraproject.org

mandriva.com