CVE-2015-5211: Debian Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.6. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Under some situations, the Spring Framework 4.2.0 to 4.2.1, 4.0.0 to 4.1.7, 3.2.0 to 3.2.14 and older unsupported versions is vulnerable to a Reflected File Download (RFD) attack. The attack involves a malicious user crafting a URL with a batch script extension that results in the response being downloaded rather than rendered and also includes some input reflected in the response.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• VMware Spring Framework: version 3.2.0 only; version 3.2.1 only; version 3.2.2 only; version 3.2.3 only; version 3.2.4 only; version 3.2.5 only; …

Published 2017-05-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.