CVE-2001-1270 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal when extracting archives with the recursive option in PKZip console.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1270?
CVE-2001-1270 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the console version of PKZip (pkzipc) 4.00 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction with the -rec (recursive) option via a .. (dot dot) attack on the archived files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1270?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pkware Pkzip.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2001-1270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxqp-7p7q-w96p.