CVE-2002-1139

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Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_98_plus_pack::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::home:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:home:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.2% (4.231% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10252.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5876
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-054

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 98 Plus Pack Windows Me Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:12 AM
Reserved: Sep 23, 2002, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 11, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

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