MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in extract_chmLib example program in CHM Lib (chmlib) before 0.38 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a CHM archive containing files with a .
Published Jun 23, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in extract_chmLib example program in CHM Lib (chmlib) before 0.38 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a CHM archive containing files with a .. (dot dot) in their filename.
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: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.
2.32% 0.02323
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02323
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02323) | 82.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02280) | 80.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.06% (0.02063) | 82.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 78.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 77.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 74.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 75.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 67.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 69.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00940) | 80.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://morte.jedrea.com/~jedwin/projects/chmlib/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20734 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21406 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016343 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1144 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.osvdb.org/26636 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18511 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2430 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27278 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://morte.jedrea.com/~jedwin/projects/chmlib/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20734 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21406 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016343 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1144 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/26636 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18511 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2430 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27278 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 23, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 22, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3178
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a