CVE-2006-0981

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in e-merge WinAce 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via certain crafted pathnames in a (1) zip or (2) tar archive.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.73% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory hamid.ir Vendor Advisory osvdb.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16800	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23464	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.hamid.ir/security/winace.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19013	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0730	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24902	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425971/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0981?: CVE-2006-0981 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0981?: To fix CVE-2006-0981, 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-2006-0981 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0981 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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