CVE-2005-0331

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Published Feb 10, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinRAR 3.42 and earlier, when the user clicks on the ZIP file to extract it, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a ... (triple dot) in the filename of the ZIP 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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.10_beta3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.10_beta5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.40:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.41:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:3.42:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0332	Directory traversal vulnerability in WinRAR 3.42 and earlier, when the user clicks on the ZIP file to extract it, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a ... (triple dot) in the filename of the ZIP file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.446% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110737609604210&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12422
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20585

History

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Subscriptions

Rarlab Winrar

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 10, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved: Feb 10, 2005, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM

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