CVE-2006-2221 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service via symlink attacks on temporary files in installers generated by third-party tools.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2221?
CVE-2006-2221 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A third-party installer generation tool, possibly BitRock InstallBuilder, as used in products including Process-one ejabberd 1.1.1_1 and earlier, generates an installer that allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack on the bitrock_installer.log temporary file. NOTE: it is possible that this vulnerability is present in other products that use this installer.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2221?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Bitrock Install Builder, Process-One Ejabberd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2221 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-2006-2221 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2221 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85m4-23gq-w92v.