# CVE-2003-0282: Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via invalid characters between two .

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2003-05-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via invalid characters between two . (dot) characters, which are filtered and result in a ".." sequence.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000672
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12004
- http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-199.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:073
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-42.txt
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A619
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-111.shtml
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7550
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105786446329347&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-200.html
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-017-01
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-344
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22584
- https://github.com/sionnx/cve-2003-0282

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