CVE-2001-1268

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.34%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1	vendor advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445	patch vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000928.1-1	vendor advisory
http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/UnZip.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1268?: CVE-2001-1268 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1268?: To fix CVE-2001-1268, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1268 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1268 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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