CVE-2002-1139
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (4)
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- microsoft windows 98 plus packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_98_plus_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10252.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5876enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-054enisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10252.phpVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5876nvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-054nvd
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