# CVE-2005-0331: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can create arbitrary files via path traversal in ZIP filenames when users extract archives, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/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:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hm46-4hjh-p78w

## What is CVE-2005-0331?

CVE-2005-0331 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2005. 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

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinRAR 3.42 and earlier, when the user clicks on the ZIP file to extract it, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a ... (triple dot) in the filename of the ZIP file.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0331?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rarlab Winrar.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0331?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-0331 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-6218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6218/): RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-38831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38831/): RARLAB WinRAR Code Execution (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-20250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20250/): WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2008-7144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7144/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1254/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0331 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0331 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2005. 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-2005-0331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2005-0331/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0331/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0331
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0331
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0331

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