CVE-2006-3178
N/A
Published: June 23, 2006 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChm Lib
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.37
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/20734Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1144VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2430Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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