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TI-2010-00792 Aliases CVE-2010-0831GHSA-fcqq-mm95-6mqp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the extract_jar function in jartool.c in FastJar…

Priority LOW 32CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the extract_jar function in jartool.c in FastJar 0.98 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a non-initial pathname component in a filename within a .jar archive, a related issue to CVE-2005-1080. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3619.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03681 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

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:matthias_klose:fastjar:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98VulnerableMatthias Klose
  • cpe:2.3:a:matthias_klose:fastjar:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98 Vulnerable ·Matthias Klose

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0025 Released 2011-01-13 · Red Hat rating Low
    gcc security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cpp-4.1.2-50.el5, cpp-4.1.2-50.el5.i386, cpp-4.1.2-50.el5.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cpp-4.1.2-50.el5, cpp-4.1.2-50.el5.i386, gcc-4.1.2-50.el5 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gcc-4.1.2-50.el5, gcc-c++-4.1.2-50.el5, gcc-c++-4.1.2-50.el5.i386 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:0025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:0025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:0025
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0831
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fcqq-mm95-6mqp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 9

  • TI-2010-02229 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the extract_jar function in jartool.c in FastJar… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6

Sources

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