CVE-2005-2008

Description

Yaws Webserver 1.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for yaws scripts via a request to a yaw script with a trailing %00 (null).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.46%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory osvdb.org Vendor Advisory hyber.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/17375	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111927717726371&w=2	mailing list
http://yaws.hyber.org/yaws-1.55_to_1.56.patch	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15740	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2008?: CVE-2005-2008 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2008?: To fix CVE-2005-2008, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2008 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2008 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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