CVE-2001-1270

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the console version of PKZip (pkzipc) 4.00 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction with the -rec (recursive) option via a .. (dot dot) attack on the archived files.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.14%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory nnov.ru

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/archdt.asp	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1270?: CVE-2001-1270 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1270?: To fix CVE-2001-1270, 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-2001-1270 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1270 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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