CVE - CVE-2007-5685

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5685	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read files via a combination of ".." and sub-directory specifiers that resolve to a pathname that is at or below the same level as the web document root, but in a different part of the directory tree.
References
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BID:26212 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26212 BUGTRAQ:20071025 Directory traversal flaw in shttp URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482797/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://serverkit.org/modules/contrib/shttp/shttp-0.0.5.tar.gz MISC:http://www.digineo.co.uk/shttp_directory_traversal OSVDB:43607 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/43607~~ (Obsolete source) XF:shttp-safepath-directory-traversal(37455) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37455
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20071028	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071028)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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