CVE-2006-0814 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 6 Mar 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary source code from Lighttpd on Windows by appending dots or spaces to filenames, bypassing extension checks.

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-2006-0814?

CVE-2006-0814 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

response.c in Lighttpd 1.4.10 and possibly previous versions, when run on Windows, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary source code via requests that contain trailing (1) "." (dot) and (2) space characters, which are ignored by Windows, as demonstrated by PHP files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0814?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lighttpd Lighttpd.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0814?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0814 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-2006-0814 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0814 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pcg2-3652-5c3v.