2.6
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2003-0282
Vulnerability in UnZip Directory Traversal
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via invalid characters between two . (dot) characters, which are filtered and result in a ".." sequence.

INFO

Published Date :

June 16, 2003, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2003-0282 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sco openlinux_server
2 Sco openlinux_workstation
1 Info-zip unzip
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
The unzip package is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue.
  • Update the affected unzip package.
  • Update the affected infozip package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2003-0282 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2003-0282.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000672
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-017-01
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105786446329347&w=2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-111.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-344
http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:073
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-199.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-200.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7550 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-42.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12004
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A619
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000672
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-017-01
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105786446329347&w=2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-111.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-344
http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:073
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-199.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-200.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7550 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-42.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12004
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A619
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-0282 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2003-0282 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

C Makefile Assembly C++ IDL WebAssembly Max Batchfile Shell Module Management System

Updated: 5 years, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 14, 2020, 12:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Robust ZIP decoder with defenses against dangerous compression ratios, spec deviations, malicious archive signatures, mismatching local and central directory headers, ambiguous UTF-8 filenames, directory and symlink traversals, invalid MS-DOS dates, overlapping headers, overflow, underflow, sparseness, accidental buffer bleeds etc.

zip

JavaScript

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
262 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : July 4, 2019, 8:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2003-0282 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2003-0282 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000672
    Added Reference http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-017-01
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105786446329347&w=2
    Added Reference http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-111.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-344
    Added Reference http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:073
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-199.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-200.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7550
    Added Reference http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-42.txt
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12004
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A619
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:619 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A619 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/12004 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12004 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105786446329347&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105786446329347&w=2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

12.23 }} 1.50%

score

0.93588

percentile