CVE-2015-2278

Published: Jun 2, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

5.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The LZH decompression implementation (CsObjectInt::BuildHufTree function in vpa108csulzh.cpp) in SAP MaxDB 7.5 and 7.6, Netweaver Application Server ABAP, Netweaver Application Server Java, Netweaver RFC SDK, GUI, RFC SDK, SAPCAR archive tool, and other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors, related to look-ups of non-simple codes, aka SAP Security Note 2124806, 2121661, 2127995, and 2125316.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

sap

commercial·DEaka sap ag

guiOn-prem

Enterprise Software / erp

maxdbOn-premDatabase

Databases / relational

netweaver abap application serverOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / erp

netweaver java application serverOn-prem

Enterprise Software / erp

netweaver rfc sdkOn-prem

Enterprise Software / erp

rfc libraryLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/50

seclists.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74643

securityfocus.com

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131883/SAP-LZC-LZH-Compression-Denial-Of-Service.html

packetstormsecurity.com

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