Directory Traversal Affecting arc package, versions <5.21q-6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-ARC-5675086
  • published7 Jan 2019
  • disclosed7 Jan 2019

Introduced: 7 Jan 2019

CVE-2015-9275  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 arc to version 5.21q-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream arc package and not the arc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

ARC 5.21q allows directory traversal via a full pathname in an archive file.