MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Mar 20, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.79%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.79% 0.01793
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01793
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01793) | 77.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01793) | 75.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 83.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.87% (0.06868) | 90.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 72.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 70.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 71.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 68.06th | 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 (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111082448213238&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14555/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19695 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111082448213238&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14555/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19695 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 20, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 20, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0789
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a