Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0789 · published 14 March 2005

CVE-2005-0789: Limewire vulnerability

Limewire · Limewire

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 22.5%

5.0CVSS 2.0 base score

1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

8References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

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

Affected products

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

Limewire Limewire

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111082448213238&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14555/	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xml	PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19695
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111082448213238&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14555/	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xml	PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19695

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Related vulnerabilities

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5.0CVE-2005-0788Limewire vulnerabilityLimeWire 4.1.2 through 4.5.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the full pathname in a Gnutella GET request.EPSS 6.9%14 Mar 2005

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0789), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.