CVE-2003-0282
Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0282- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0282- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0277 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0277- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8g9q-xjgw-r992 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8g9q-xjgw-r992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0282- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0282 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0282- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Info-ZIP UnZip 5.50 - Encoded Character Hostile Destination Path | 2003-05-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | sionnx/cve-2003-0282 | 2020-06-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0282 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Info-zip Unzip, published May 14, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.0%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in unzip 5.50-3.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000672
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12004
info-zip.org/FAQ.html
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-199.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:073
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turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-42.txt
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A619
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-111.shtml
securityfocus.com/bid/7550
download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-017-01
debian.org/security/2003/dsa-344
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0282
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8g9q-xjgw-r992
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0282