CVE catalog

CVE-2015-4035

xz-utils: CVE-2015-4035

Severity: Low
Published: May 18, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.99% · Oct 25, 2026

scripts/xzgrep.in in xzgrep 5.2.x before 5.2.0, before 5.0.0 does not properly process file names containing semicolons, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by having a user run xzgrep on a crafted file name.

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	xz-utils	sid	`5.8.4-1`	not affected
Debian	xz-utils	forky	`5.8.4-1`	not affected
Debian	xz-utils	trixie	`5.8.1-1+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	xz-utils	trixie-security	`5.8.1-1+deb13u2`	not affected
Debian	xz-utils	bookworm	`5.4.1-1+deb12u1`	not affected
Debian	xz-utils	bookworm-security	`5.4.1-1+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xz-utils	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xz-utils	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xz-utils	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xz-utils	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[liblzma5]Unknown
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
[liblzma-dev]Unknown
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
[liblzma-doc]Unknown
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
[xzdec]Unknown
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
[xz-utils]Unknown
Details (4)
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · xz-utils · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:15:16 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]