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TI-2003-00263 Aliases CVE-2003-0282GHSA-8g9q-xjgw-r992

Directory traversal vulnerability in UnZip 5.50 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.21962 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.50VulnerableInfo-ZIP
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openlinux_server:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openlinux_workstation:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableSco
  • cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 Vulnerable ·Info-ZIP
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openlinux_server:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openlinux_workstation:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sco

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:218 Released 2003-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : : : Updated unzip and tar packages that fix vulnerabilities are now available
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
  • RHSA-2003:200 Released 2003-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    unzip security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2003:199 Released 2003-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : Updated unzip packages fix trojan vulnerability
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:200
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:200
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:200
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:199
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:199
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:199
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:199
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:199
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:200

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0282
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8g9q-xjgw-r992

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 4

Sources

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