CVE-2002-1982 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can determine directory existence via path traversal in Icecast, potentially exposing server structure information.
- 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-2002-1982?
CVE-2002-1982 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the list_directory function in Icecast 1.3.12 allows remote attackers to determine if a directory exists via a .. (dot dot) in the GET request, which returns different error messages depending on whether the directory exists or not.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1982?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Icecast Icecast.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1982 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-2002-1982 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1982 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3fg-g4vp-22qm.