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TI-2006-03078 Aliases CVE-2006-3178GHSA-hm32-4m3x-9688

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract_chmLib example program in CHM Lib (chmlib)…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract_chmLib example program in CHM Lib (chmlib) before 0.38 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a CHM archive containing files with a .. (dot dot) in their filename.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02323 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jed_wing:chm_lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.37VulnerableJed Wing
  • cpe:2.3:a:jed_wing:chm_lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.37 Vulnerable ·Jed Wing

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3178
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hm32-4m3x-9688

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2005-02523 Buffer overflow in the LZX decompression in CHM Lib (chmlib) 0.35, as used in products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-03143 Buffer overflow in the _chm_decompress_block function in CHM lib (chmlib) before 0.37, as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2005-02766 Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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