CVE-2001-0674 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 29 Aug 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on RobTex Viking Web servers via hexadecimal encoded dot-dot attacks in HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-0674?

CVE-2001-0674 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in RobTex Viking Web server before 1.07-381 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a hexadecimal encoded dot-dot attack (eg. http://www.server.com/%2e%2e/%2e%2e) in an HTTP URL request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0674?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Robtex Viking Server.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0674?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0674 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2001-0674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r37v-9rmc-jc9m.