CVE-2002-1684 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the Microsoft Office document reader script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1684?
CVE-2002-1684 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) Deerfield D2Gfx 1.0.2 or (2) BadBlue Enterprise Edition 1.5.x and BadBlue Personal Edition 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in the script used to read Microsoft Office documents.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1684?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Deerfield D2gfx, Working Resources Inc. Badblue.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1684?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1684 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-2002-1684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcp4-8wrr-m2qf.