CVE-2001-1268 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip versions 5.42 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on a system during archive extraction by crafting a malicious archive containing filenames with ".." (dot dot) sequences. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a low severity with local access required and only partial impact to integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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