CVE-2015-1315: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1315 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-02-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by converting a string from CP866 to UTF-8.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.