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CVE-2001-1268

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to...

2.1 Low

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

Exploit likelihood

0.67%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

Record
CVE-2001-1268
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

Record
CVE-2001-1268
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1249 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

Record
EUVD-2001-1249
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvrp-7r8w-696r No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to...

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

Record
GHSA-wvrp-7r8w-696r
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-1268 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Info-zip Unzip, published July 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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