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CVE-2015-5662

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.4)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Avast — Avast Antivirus

CWEs

References

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