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CVE-2015-5662

Directory traversal vulnerability in Avast before 150918-0 allows remote attackers to delete or write to arbitrary files

Directory traversal vulnerability in Avast before 150918-0 allows remote attackers to delete or write to arbitrary files via a crafted entry in a ZIP archive.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.00455
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

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avast antivirus<= 151017-1
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Scoring & Timeline

6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · vultures@jpcert.or.jp
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD18 Oct 2015 · 10:59 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25576608/index.htmlVendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000160Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033860
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