CVE-2006-3178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2006-06-23

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jed_wing:chm_lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1144-1	New chmlib packages fix denial of service
EUVD	EUVD-2006-3175	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://morte.jedrea.com/~jedwin/projects/chmlib/
http://secunia.com/advisories/20734
http://secunia.com/advisories/21406
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016343
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1144
http://www.osvdb.org/26636
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18511
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2430
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27278

History

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Jed Wing Chm Lib

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:16:06.496Z

Reserved: 2006-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3178

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-23T00:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-3178

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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