CVE-2015-7696

Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password-protected ZIP archive, possibly related to an Extra-Field size value.

Published: 2015-11-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7696 is rated Moderate Risk (62.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 34.93%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7696

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 2026-05-27 33.92% 34.93% +1.01%
2 2026-05-13 31.28% 33.92% +2.65%
3 2026-02-20 — 31.28% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7696

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7696

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-7696

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2015-7696: 1 source package rows (unzip); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2015-7696
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-7696 not yet assigned 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-2015-7696
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7696
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7696/
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-7696 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (unzip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7696

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7696

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 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
unzip_project unzip 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:unzip_project:unzip:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7696

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