BusyBox HTTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:20067

Info

BusyBox HTTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 20067
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-5050
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 16 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 01:38PM
Credit: <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: BusyBox Linux Utilities 1.01
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BusyBox HTTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability

The httpd daemon of BusyBox is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid in further attacks.

This issue affects version 1.01; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

BusyBox HTTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com//%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/etc/passwd

Solution / Fix

BusyBox HTTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

BusyBox HTTPD Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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