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CVE-2007-6612 Detail

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in DirHandler (lib/mongrel/handlers.rb) in Mongrel 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing double-encoded sequences (".%252e").


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/news.html
http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/news.html
http://osvdb.org/39866
http://osvdb.org/39866
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004733.html Exploit 
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004733.html Exploit 
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004736.html Exploit 
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004736.html Exploit 
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004742.html
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004742.html
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004743.html
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004743.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28323
http://secunia.com/advisories/28323
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27133
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27133
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6612
NVD Published Date:
01/03/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE