Directory traversal vulnerability in munpack in mpack 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to create new files in the parent directory via a ../ (dot-dot) sequence in the filename to be extracted.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5386
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9748.php
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-141
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2003-04-11
Updated: 2008-09-05
Base Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium