CVE-2001-1271

N/A Unknown

Published: July 12, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in rar 2.02 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) attack on archived filenames.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/archdt.asp

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/archdt.asp

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

35th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

rarsoft