CVE catalog

CVE-2015-0552

gcab: CVE-2015-0552

Severity: Medium
Published: Jan 15, 2015, 3:59:26 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.79% · Oct 25, 2026

Directory traversal vulnerability in the gcab_folder_extract function in libgcab/gcab-folder.c in gcab 0.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via crafted path in a CAB file, as demonstrated by "\tmp\moo."

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	gcab	sid	`1.6-4`	fixed
Debian	gcab	forky	`1.6-4`	fixed
Debian	gcab	trixie	`1.6-1`	fixed
Debian	gcab	bookworm	`1.5-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	gcab	source	sid	`0.4-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[774580]
Debian	gcab	source	forky	`0.4-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[774580]
Debian	gcab	source	trixie	`0.4-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[774580]
Debian	gcab	source	bookworm	`0.4-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[774580]

[Debian bug #774580]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gcab]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.5-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
- 1.5-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
[gir1.2-gcab-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.5-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
- 1.5-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
[libgcab-1.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.5-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
- 1.5-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
[libgcab-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.5-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
- 1.5-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
[libgcab-doc]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.5-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
- 1.5-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
[libgcab-tests]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.5-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12
- 1.5-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · bookworm; dsa · gcab · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[gcab]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.6-1+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
- 1.6-1+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
[gir1.2-gcab-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.6-1+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
- 1.6-1+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
[libgcab-1.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.6-1+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
- 1.6-1+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
[libgcab-dev]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.6-1+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
- 1.6-1+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
[libgcab-doc]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.6-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
- 1.6-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
[libgcab-tests]Fixed
Source package: [gcab]
Details (2)
- 1.6-1+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13
- 1.6-1+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-2
  dsa · gcab · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:14:05 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]