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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0304 · published 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-0304: Divx player vulnerability

Divx · Divx Player

Directory traversal vulnerability in DivX Player 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename in a ZIP file for a skin.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 22.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in DivX Player 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename in a ZIP file for a skin.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/divxplayer-adv.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110642748517854&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13969
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12332 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19030
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/divxplayer-adv.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110642748517854&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13969
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12332 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19030

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0304), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.