CVE-2015-2304
libarchive: directory traversal in bsdcpio
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · January 16, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in bsdcpio in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a full pathname in an archive.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')