CVE-2015-8235

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

7.5 HighFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

3.14%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Record: CVE-2015-8235
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Record: CVE-2015-8235
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-8123 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Record: EUVD-2015-8123
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqq2-r5h8-499j 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Record: GHSA-qqq2-r5h8-499j
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Record: CVE-2015-8235
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8235 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8235
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8235 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spiffy before 5.4.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8235
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

call-cc spiffy

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`chicken` Debian:12	before 4.10.0-1	4.10.0-1
`chicken` Debian:13	before 4.10.0-1	4.10.0-1
`chicken` Debian:14	before 4.10.0-1	4.10.0-1
`chicken` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.0.1-1	None known

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-2015-8235 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Call-cc Spiffy, published June 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.14%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in chicken 4.10.0-1.

References

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