MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in cabextract before 1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a cabinet file containing .
Published Nov 19, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.59%
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
No data.
OR
- 0.2
- 0.6
- 1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.59% 0.03588
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03588
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03588) | 89.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03588) | 87.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 82.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00866) | 83.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00866) | 82.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00866) | 80.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.02% (0.03017) | 89.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12882/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-574 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/cabextract.php#changes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11460 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17766 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12882/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-574 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/cabextract.php#changes | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11460 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17766 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 19, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 27, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0916
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a