CVE-2004-0916
cabextract - missing directory sanitising
EPSS 1.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2004-0916
To remediate CVE-2004-0916, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cabextract—upgrade to 1.1-1 or later
- Debian/cabextract—upgrade to 0.2-2b or later
Is CVE-2004-0916 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1-1
- from 0, < 0.2-2b