CVE-2015-0857: Debian Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 5.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Cool Projects TarDiff allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a (1) tar file or (2) file within a tar file.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Tardiff Project Tardiff: affected versions not specified

Published 2016-05-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.