CVE catalog

CVE-2015-0557

arj: CVE-2015-0557

Severity: Medium
Published: Apr 8, 2015, 6:59:04 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.34% · Oct 25, 2026

Open-source ARJ archiver 3.10.22 does not properly remove leading slashes from paths, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and write to arbitrary files via multiple leading slashes in a path in an ARJ archive.

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	arj	sid	`3.10.22-29`	fixed
Debian	arj	forky	`3.10.22-29`	fixed
Debian	arj	trixie	`3.10.22-28`	fixed
Debian	arj	bookworm	`3.10.22-26`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	arj	source	sid	`3.10.22-13`	low	Not reported	[774435]
Debian	arj	source	forky	`3.10.22-13`	low	Not reported	[774435]
Debian	arj	source	trixie	`3.10.22-13`	low	Not reported	[774435]
Debian	arj	source	bookworm	`3.10.22-13`	low	Not reported	[774435]

[Debian bug #774435]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[arj]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.10.22-26 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.10.22-13
  dsa · arj · debian · bookworm; dsa · arj · debian · 12
- 3.10.22-26 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.10.22-13
  dsa · arj · debian · bookworm; dsa · arj · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[arj]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.10.22-28 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.10.22-13
  dsa · arj · debian · 13
- 3.10.22-28 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.10.22-13
  dsa · arj · debian · 13

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

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]