CVE-2006-2658 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the Mono web server component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2658?
CVE-2006-2658 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 12 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the xsp component in mod_mono in Mono/C# web server, as used in SUSE Open-Enterprise-Server 1 and SUSE Linux 9.2 through 10.0, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in an HTTP request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2658?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mono Xsp, Suse Suse Linux, Suse Suse Open Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2658?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-2658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Suse Suse Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2658, GHSA-929v-wf58-724f.