CVE-2004-0916

Description

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.94% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/cabextract.php#changes
http://secunia.com/advisories/12882/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-574	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17766	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11460	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0916?: CVE-2004-0916 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0916?: To fix CVE-2004-0916, 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-2004-0916 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0916 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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