// For flags

CVE-2004-0916

dsa-574.txt

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

The upstream developers discovered a problem in cabextract, a tool to extract cabinet files. The program was able to overwrite files in upper directories. This could lead an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2004-09-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2004-10-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Cabextract Project
Search vendor "Cabextract Project"
Cabextract
Search vendor "Cabextract Project" for product "Cabextract"
0.2
Search vendor "Cabextract Project" for product "Cabextract" and version "0.2"
-
Affected
Cabextract Project
Search vendor "Cabextract Project"
Cabextract
Search vendor "Cabextract Project" for product "Cabextract"
0.6
Search vendor "Cabextract Project" for product "Cabextract" and version "0.6"
-
Affected
Cabextract Project
Search vendor "Cabextract Project"
Cabextract
Search vendor "Cabextract Project" for product "Cabextract"
1.0
Search vendor "Cabextract Project" for product "Cabextract" and version "1.0"
-
Affected