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CVE-2003-0282 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via invalid characters between two . (dot) ch…

published 2003-05-14 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0277

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
22.0%
EPSS 22.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • unzip Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.50-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0282

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2003-0282 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:200
  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0 Red Hat Linux 9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:199
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:200

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22584)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

21.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22584 Info-ZIP UnZip 5.50 - Encoded Character Hostile Destination Path remote, 2003-05-10
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7550 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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