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2.1
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-0161
Unace Directory Traversal Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in unace 1.2b allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an ACE archive containing (1) ../ sequences or (2) absolute pathnames.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 22, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0161 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 E-merge unace
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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 unace utility is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing arbitrary file overwrites.
  • Update the affected unace packages to the latest version.
  • If an update is unavailable, consider removing unace if it is not required.
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-2005-0161.

URL Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031908.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14359 Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12628
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031908.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14359 Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12628
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0161 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-2005-0161 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0161 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0161 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 http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031908.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14359
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12628
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2005

    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: 2.1
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.

0.46 }} -0.14%

score

0.61091

percentile