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CVE-2015-4035

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

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 xzgrep on a crafted file name.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Tukaani — XZ

CWEs

References

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