2.1

CVE-2001-1268: info-zip unzip

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
Published 03-05-2002Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-1268 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in info-zip unzip. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 03-05-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.67% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (online.securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Info-zip1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links