CVE-2004-0050

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2004-0050 · Published 14/06/2004 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2004-0050 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting ultraseek (verity).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.4%, higher than 72.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ultraseek verity	`≤ 5.2.1`	No fix yet

Description

Verity Ultraseek before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname of the document root via an MS-DOS device name in the web search option, such as (1) NUL, (2) CON, (3) AUX, (4) COM1, (5) COM2, and others.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q2/0024.html · Vendor Advisory
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020952.html
marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16066

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