Pkware Pkzip 4.00 -rec path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Pkware Pkzip 4.00. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument -rec causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-1270. There is no available exploit. This vulnerability has a historic impact because of its background and how it was received. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Pkware Pkzip 4.00. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument -rec with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the console version of PKZip (pkzipc) 4.00 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction with the -rec (recursive) option via a .. (dot dot) attack on the archived files.

The weakness was presented 07/12/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1270. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/31/2018). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-16991, VDB-16992 and VDB-16994 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2001 🔍
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07/07/2014 +4743 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16993
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 13:15
Updated: 05/31/2018 10:22
Changes: 07/07/2014 13:15 (43), 05/31/2018 10:22 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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