CVE-2006-5050 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in httpd in Rob Landley BusyBox allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via URL-encoded "%2e%2e/" sequences in the URI.

Published: 2006-09-27

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rob_landley:busybox:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5035	Directory traversal vulnerability in httpd in Rob Landley BusyBox allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via URL-encoded "%2e%2e/" sequences in the URI.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01723.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1636
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016875
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446228/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20067

History

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Rob Landley Busybox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-09-27T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:32:23.440Z

Reserved: 2006-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5050

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-27T23:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:30:24.020

Link: CVE-2006-5050

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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