LOW
Directory traversal vulnerability in rar 2.02 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .
Published May 3, 2002
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.58%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in rar 2.02 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) attack on archived filenames.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.58% 0.00579
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00579
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 45.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 42.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 39.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/archdt.asp x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/archdt.asp | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 3, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 1, 2002
Link CVE-2001-1271
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a