CVE-2006-3178

Publication date 23 June 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chmlib 9.10 karmic
Fixed 0.38-1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 0.38-1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 0.38-1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.38-1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 0.38-1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 0.38-1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 0.38-1
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

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