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CVE-2002-1139

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2002-10-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Microsoft Windows MeMicrosoft Windows 98 Plus PackMicrosoft Windows Xp

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References