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CVE-2015-5662 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
avast avast antivirus
<= 151017-1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5662
NVD Published Date:
Oct 18, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5662 Details - Not Deferred