Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0789

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.

Affected products

Limewire/Limewire2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:limewire:limewire:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:limewire:limewire:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:limewire:limewire:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/14555/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19695nvd

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