BusyBox HTTP daemon directory traversal
| busybox-httpd-directory-traversal (29020) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BusyBox could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request containing URL-encoded &:QUOT;dot dot" sequences (/%2e%2e/) to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Erik Andersen, BusyBox 1.01
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Sep 16 2006 - 11:07:27 CDT , Busy box httpd file traversal vulenrability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0276.html.
- BusyBox, BusyBox at http://www.busybox.net/.
- BID-20067: BusyBox HTTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5050: 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.
- SECTRACK ID: 1016875: BusyBox Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory With URL Encoded Requests
Reported:
Sep 16, 2006
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