CVE-2001-1270 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in PKZip (pkzipc) version 4.00 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on a system during archive extraction, specifically when the -rec (recursive) option is used, by crafting archived files with a ".." (dot dot) attack. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), indicating local access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and a potential impact of partial integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pkware:pkzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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