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CVE-2002-1837

The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via ".." sequences in the album parameter, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.

Exploit likelihood

2.94%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via ".." sequences in the album parameter, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.

Record
CVE-2002-1837
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

The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via ".." sequences in the album parameter, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.

Record
CVE-2002-1837
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1816 No score

The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via ".." sequences in the album parameter, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.

Record
EUVD-2002-1816
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qf2-7vj7-p7mr No score

The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote...

The getAlbumToDisplay function in idsShared.pm for Image Display System (IDS) 0.81 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary directories via ".." sequences in the album parameter, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.

Record
GHSA-4qf2-7vj7-p7mr
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBImage Display System 0.8.1 - Directory Existence Disclosure2002-05-28

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-1837 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ids, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.94%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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