UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0857

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0857
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0857.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0857
Upstream
Published
2016-05-06T17:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:43:09Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Cool Projects TarDiff allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a (1) tar file or (2) file within a tar file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tardiff

Package

Name
tardiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tardiff@0.1-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*
0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.1-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tardiff"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0857.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tardiff

Package

Name
tardiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tardiff@0.1-5~build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1-5~build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*
0.1-2
0.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.1-5~build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tardiff"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0857.json"