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CVE-2003-0282

Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via...

2.6 LowPublic exploitFix available

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

22.0%Up 16.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.6

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 LowAV: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
unzip
Debian:12
before 5.50-3
5.50-3
unzip
Debian:13
before 5.50-3
5.50-3
unzip
Debian:14
before 5.50-3
5.50-3
unzip
Debian:3.0
before 5.50-1woody2
5.50-1woody2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBInfo-ZIP UnZip 5.50 - Encoded Character Hostile Destination Path2003-05-10
PoC in GitHubsionnx/cve-2003-02822020-06-14

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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