CVE-2001-0642

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in IncrediMail version 1400185 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files on the local hard drive by appending .. (dot dot) sequences to filenames listed in the content.ini file.

Affected products

Incredimail: through 1400185

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0078.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6529
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0078.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6529

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