# CVE-2004-0235: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can create arbitrary files on the victim's system by tricking them into opening a malicious LHA archive containing path traversal sequences.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 May 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v492-qprp-rvhr

## What is CVE-2004-0235?

CVE-2004-0235 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Fedora Core, published on 5 May 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in LHA 1.14 allow remote attackers or local users to create arbitrary files via an LHA archive containing filenames with (1) .. sequences or (2) absolute pathnames with double leading slashes ("//absolute/path").

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0235?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Clearswift Mailsweeper, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus, F-Secure F-Secure for Firewalls, F-Secure F-Secure Internet Security, F-Secure F-Secure Personal Express, F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper, Rarlab Winrar, Redhat Fedora Core, Redhat Lha, Sgi Propack, Stalker Cgpmcafee, Tsugio Okamoto Lha, Winzip Winzip.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0235?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0235 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Fedora Core

- [CVE-2004-0234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0234/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1154/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-1015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1015/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-1016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1016/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-0051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0051/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0235 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0235 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Fedora Core, published on 5 May 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Fedora Core. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0235/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0235/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0235
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0235
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0235

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0235/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.