CVE-2006-1166 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary Lua code by exploiting case-insensitive file system handling in Monotone when checking out files from an 'mt' directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1166?
CVE-2006-1166 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Monotone 0.25 and earlier, when a user creates a file in a directory called "mt", and when checking out that file on a case-insensitive file system such as Windows or Mac OS X, places the file into the "MT" bookkeeping directory, which could allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary Lua programs as the user running monotone.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1166?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Monotone Monotone.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1166 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-2006-1166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx92-fpvw-vgc9.