CVE-2006-2520

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitZipper 4.1.2 SR-1 and earlier allows remote attackers to create files in arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the filename of a file that is stored in a (1) RAR (.rar), (2) TAR (.tar), (3) ZIP (.zip), (4) GZ (.gz), or (5) JAR (.jar) archive.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.20% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory hamid.ir Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://hamid.ir/security/bitzipper.txt	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1907	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434713/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/25693	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18065	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26626	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016132	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20207	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2520?: CVE-2006-2520 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2520?: To fix CVE-2006-2520, 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-2006-2520 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2520 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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