CVE-2015-1315

Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by converting a string from CP866 to UTF-8.

Published: 2015-02-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1315 is rated Moderate Risk (61.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.61%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1315

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 12.10% 10.61% -1.49%
2 2025-12-28 10.61% 12.10% +1.49%
3 2025-12-27 — 10.61% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1315

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1315

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1315

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2015-1315 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (unzip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1315
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1315
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-1315 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (unzip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 3, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1315

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1315

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
info-zip unzip 6.10b cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:6.10b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1315

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