CVE-2006-1166

Description

Monotone 0.25 and earlier, when a user creates a file in a directory called "mt", and when checking out that file on a case-insensitive file system such as Windows or Mac OS X, places the file into the "MT" bookkeeping directory, which could allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary Lua programs as the user running monotone.

3.7

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19260	third party advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/monotone-devel/2006-03/msg00062.html	mailing list patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17139	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0990	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25294	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1166?: CVE-2006-1166 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1166?: To fix CVE-2006-1166, 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-2006-1166 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1166 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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