What is the severity of CVE-2015-8780?

CVE-2015-8780 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for directory traversal.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8780?

To mitigate CVE-2015-8780, users should upgrade to a version of Samsung Kies released after October 30, 2015.

What is directory traversal in the context of CVE-2015-8780?

Directory traversal in CVE-2015-8780 allows unauthorized access to the file system outside of the intended directory structure.

Which versions of Samsung Kies are affected by CVE-2015-8780?

Samsung Kies versions up to and including 2015-10-30 are affected by CVE-2015-8780.

Who is primarily impacted by CVE-2015-8780?

Users of Samsung Kies versions before October 31, 2015, are primarily impacted by CVE-2015-8780.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-8780

medium

6.9

CWE

13/4/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-8780: Path Traversal

First published: Thu Apr 13 2017(Updated: )

Samsung wssyncmlnps before 2015-10-31 allows directory traversal in a Kies restore, aka ZipFury.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Samsung KIES	<=2015-10-30

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Reference Links

https://github.com/ud2/advisories/tree/master/android/samsung/nocve-2015-0001

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8780?
CVE-2015-8780 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for directory traversal.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8780?
To mitigate CVE-2015-8780, users should upgrade to a version of Samsung Kies released after October 30, 2015.
What is directory traversal in the context of CVE-2015-8780?
Directory traversal in CVE-2015-8780 allows unauthorized access to the file system outside of the intended directory structure.
Which versions of Samsung Kies are affected by CVE-2015-8780?
Samsung Kies versions up to and including 2015-10-30 are affected by CVE-2015-8780.
Who is primarily impacted by CVE-2015-8780?
Users of Samsung Kies versions before October 31, 2015, are primarily impacted by CVE-2015-8780.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8780?
CVE-2015-8780 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for directory traversal.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8780?
To mitigate CVE-2015-8780, users should upgrade to a version of Samsung Kies released after October 30, 2015.
What is directory traversal in the context of CVE-2015-8780?
Directory traversal in CVE-2015-8780 allows unauthorized access to the file system outside of the intended directory structure.
Which versions of Samsung Kies are affected by CVE-2015-8780?
Samsung Kies versions up to and including 2015-10-30 are affected by CVE-2015-8780.
Who is primarily impacted by CVE-2015-8780?
Users of Samsung Kies versions before October 31, 2015, are primarily impacted by CVE-2015-8780.