# CVE-2012-5171: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted archive due to a directory traversal flaw in the Be Graph BeZIP library.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/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:** 8 Nov 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q2f9-32qw-v9vm

## What is CVE-2012-5171?

CVE-2012-5171 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2012. 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 Be Graph BeZIP before 3.10 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5171?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Be-Graph Bezip.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5171?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-5171 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5171 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5171 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5171 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2012. 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-2012-5171 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-2012-5171/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5171/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5171
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5171
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5171

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