01 Record

CVE-2015-4035

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 62.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2017-07-25 18:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 06:04Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-05-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

69577ee70abaec3792b89572c02bf364ce6455d6673302bb591885b8362acff2

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

tukaanixzNot specified—

06 References

seclists.org[oss-security] 20150518 CVE request: xzgrep 4.999.9beta arbitrary code execution vulnerabilityhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/484mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223341x_refsource_CONFIRM
git.tukaani.orghttps://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f4b2b52624b802c786e4e2a8eb6895794dd93b24x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150519 Re: CVE request: xzgrep 4.999.9beta arbitrary code execution vulnerabilityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/13mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST