# CVE-2004-0235: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in LHA 1.14 allow remote attackers or local users to create arbitrary files via an LHA archive

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in LHA 1.14 allow remote attackers or local users to create arbitrary files via an LHA archive containing filenames with (1) .. sequences or (2) absolute pathnames with double leading slashes ("//absolute/path").

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## References

- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000840
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-May/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10243
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020776.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16013
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-179.html
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1833
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-515
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108422737918885&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-02.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-178.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A978
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10409

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