CVE-2004-0916 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in cabextract versions prior to 1.1, allowing remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files through specially crafted cabinet files containing dot-dot sequences in filenames. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, primarily impacting integrity by allowing unauthorized file modification. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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