CVE-2005-1874

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Dzip before 2.9 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a filename containing a .. (dot dot) in a .dz archive.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.36% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-03.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15599	third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93079	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0692	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15614	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1874?: CVE-2005-1874 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1874?: To fix CVE-2005-1874, 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-2005-1874 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1874 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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