CVE-2015-2278

Exp

The LZH decompression implementation (CsObjectInt::BuildHufTree function in vpa108csulzh.cpp) in SAP MaxDB 7.5 and 7.6, Netweaver Application Server ABAP, Netweaver Application Server Java, Netweaver RFC SDK, GUI, RFC SDK, SAPCAR archive tool, and other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors, related to look-ups of non-simple codes, aka SAP Security Note 2124806, 2121661, 2127995, and 2125316.

Published: 2015-06-02 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-2278 is rated Exploit Available (59.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.72%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2278

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2278

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 2025-05-18 0.79% 0.72% -0.07%
2 2025-03-30 1.32% 0.79% -0.53%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.32% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2278

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap gui — cpe:2.3:a:sap:gui:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap maxdb 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:sap:maxdb:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap maxdb 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:sap:maxdb:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap netweaver_abap_application_server — cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_abap_application_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap netweaver_java_application_server — cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_java_application_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap netweaver_rfc_sdk — cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_rfc_sdk:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap rfc_library — cpe:2.3:a:sap:rfc_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2278

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