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CVE-2005-0789

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read...

5.0 Medium

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

Exploit likelihood

1.79%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

Record
CVE-2005-0789
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

Record
CVE-2005-0789
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0790 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

Record
EUVD-2005-0790
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwwm-4cx3-gg42 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read...

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

Record
GHSA-fwwm-4cx3-gg42
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0789 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Limewire, published March 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.79%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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