CVE-2015-1315

Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.90%Down 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2015-1315
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-1315
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-1456 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-1456
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2xg4-jx3q-qjrp No score

Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows...

Record: GHSA-2xg4-jx3q-qjrp
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1315 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1315
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-2502-1 No score

unzip vulnerabilities

William Robinet discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain malformed zip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted zip archive, an attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record: USN-2502-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`unzip` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 6.0-9ubuntu1.3, plus listed versions 6.0-9ubuntu16.0-9ubuntu1.16.0-9ubuntu1.2	6.0-9ubuntu1.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-1315 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Info-zip Unzip, published February 17, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.90%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in unzip 6.0-9ubuntu1.3.