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CVE-2002-1139

N/A
Published: September 1, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:58 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWindows XpWindows MeWindows 98 Plus Pack

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10252.php
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5876
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-054

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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