CVE-2004-0916

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Published Nov 19, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

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:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0914	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.

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: 3.6% (3.588% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/12882/
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-574
http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/cabextract.php#changes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17766

History

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Subscriptions

Cabextract Project Cabextract

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 19, 2004, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 27, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

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