CVE-2006-0575 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 7 Feb 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal and symlink attacks in Fcron's convert-fcrontab utility.

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-2006-0575?

CVE-2006-0575 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

convert-fcrontab in Fcron 2.9.5 and 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ".." sequences and a symlink attack on the temporary file that is used during conversion.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0575?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thibault Godouet Fcron.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0575 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-2006-0575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r39j-cf89-q95c.