CVE-2002-1139

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/10/2002
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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."

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_98_plus_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*