Vulnerability CVE-2015-1194
Published: 2015-01-21   Modified: 2015-01-22

Description:
pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Pax project -> PAX 

 References:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774716
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3
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