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CVE-2006-3178
Directory traversal vulnerability in extract_chmLib example program in CHM Lib (chmlib) before 0.38 allows remote attackers to overwrite…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- chmlib-extract-directory-traversal(27278) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 18511 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1016343 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 26636 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20734 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1144 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://morte.jedrea.com/~jedwin/projects/chmlib/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 21406 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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