CVE-2006-5963

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PentaZip 8.5.1.190 and PentaSuite-PRO 8.5.1.221 allows user-assisted remote attackers to extract files to arbitrary pathnames via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.48% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0235	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21458	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/32864	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-72/advisory/	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22104	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31581	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5963?: CVE-2006-5963 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5963?: To fix CVE-2006-5963, 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-2006-5963 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5963 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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