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CVE-2004-0916

Directory traversal vulnerability in cabextract before 1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a ca

Directory traversal vulnerability in cabextract before 1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a cabinet file containing .. (dot dot) sequences in a filename.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.01938
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Affected Products & Versions

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cabextract project cabextractall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD27 Jan 2005 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/12882/PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-574PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/cabextract.php#changes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11460Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17766
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