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CVE-2004-1027

Published: Nov 16, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 15.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the -x (extract) command line option in unarj allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an arj archive with filenames that contain .. (dot dot) sequences.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
commercial·CNaka huawei
USG6330On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
ARJ Software Inc.
commercial
unarjOn-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
arjsoftware
individual-devaka unarj
unarjMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
gentoo
oss-project·USaka gentoo linux
linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17684
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-652
debian.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-007.html
redhat.com
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