CVE-2004-1958

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Published May 10, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in manifest.ini in Unreal engine allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a UMOD (Unreal MOD) file.

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:epic_games:unreal_engine:433:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:436:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_tournament:451b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_tournament_2003:2199_macos:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_tournament_2003:2199_win32:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_tournament_2003:2225_macos:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_tournament_2003:2225_win32:::::::*

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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-2004-1950	Directory traversal vulnerability in manifest.ini in Unreal engine allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a UMOD (Unreal MOD) file.

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: 2.4% (2.438% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/umod-adv.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108267310519459&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10196
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15942

History

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Subscriptions

Epic Games Unreal Engine Unreal Tournament Unreal Tournament 2003

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 10, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:07 AM
Reserved: May 4, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

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