CVE-2015-1200

LOW 2.1CVE-2015-1200 · Published 23/01/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-1200 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting pxz (pxz project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.28%, higher than 20.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pxz pxz_project	`= 4.999.99`	No fix yet

Description

Race condition in pxz 4.999.99 Beta 3 uses weak file permissions for the output file when compressing a file before changing the permission to match the original file, which allows local users to bypass the intended access restrictions.

References

seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/177
securityfocus.com/bid/72101
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100207
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3UCBCIN6M5EXFET4RGQTVSSL5S57XCH
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IBKV7AT6O3FGQ735PFOGQ4Q5VODMSHE5
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XDCG7YJRDOR66V3WJDQPLMFSDULQDADC

Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.

Scan my site free