Is CVE-2015-2278 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-2278 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2278?

CVE-2015-2278 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2015-2278?

Patch guidance is available from sap security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-2278.

CVE-2015-2278 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2015-2278?

7 products: sap gui, sap maxdb, sap maxdb, sap netweaver abap application server, sap netweaver java application server, and 2 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SAP
Published: 6/2/2015
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

sap : guisap : maxdbsap : maxdbsap : netweaver_abap_application_serversap : netweaver_java_application_serversap : netweaver_rfc_sdksap : rfc_library

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD