CVE-2004-1027

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the -x (extract) command line option in unarj allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an arj archive with filenames that contain .. (dot dot) sequences.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.28% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory lwn.net Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17684	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-652	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-007.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-628	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11436	patch vendor advisory vdb entry third party advisory
http://lwn.net/Articles/121827/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-29.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027348.html	third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1027?: CVE-2004-1027 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1027?: To fix CVE-2004-1027, 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-2004-1027 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1027 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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