CVE-2009-0753

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in MLDonkey 2.8.4 through 2.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a leading "//" (double slash) in the filename.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.43% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8097 exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00542.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34008 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00617.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34436 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/23/1 mailing list
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?25667
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-36.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33865 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34345 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1739 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34306 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0753?
CVE-2009-0753 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0753?
To fix CVE-2009-0753, 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-2009-0753 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0753 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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