CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-1315

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code, potentially taking control of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of the software to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS