CVE-2001-0853 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Entrust GetAccess allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the locale parameter to (1) helpwin.gas.bat or (2) AboutBox.gas.bat.

Published: 2001-11-22

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 3.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:entrust:getaccess:all_versions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0836	Directory traversal vulnerability in Entrust GetAccess allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the locale parameter to (1) helpwin.gas.bat or (2) AboutBox.gas.bat.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03868.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-11/0022.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100498111712723&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243243
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3508
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7474

History

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Subscriptions

Entrust Getaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-11-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.661Z

Reserved: 2001-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0853

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-06T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0853

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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