# CVE-2015-7888: Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to overw

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files as the system-level user via a .. (dot dot) in the name of a file, compressed into a zipped file named cred.zip, and downloaded to /sdcard/Download.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77338
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134104/Samsung-WifiHs20UtilityService-Path-Traversal.html
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=489&q=samsung&redir=1

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