CVE-2006-1715 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

User-assisted attackers can create files in arbitrary directories via crafted archive files in TUGZip, requiring user interaction to open the malicious archive.

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-2006-1715?

CVE-2006-1715 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 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

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Christian Kindahl TUGZip 3.4.0.0, 3.3.0.0, and 3.1.0.2 allow user-assisted attackers to create files in arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in an archive pack with a crafted (1) .gz, (2) .jar, (3) .rar, or (4) .zip file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tugzip Tugzip.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1715 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-2006-1715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pwrr-gj7q-m6c7.

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