CVE-2006-3426 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files and directories via path traversal in the update server's upload interface.
- 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-2006-3426?
CVE-2006-3426 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in (a) PatchLink Update Server (PLUS) before 6.1 P1 and 6.2.x before 6.2 SR1 P1 and (b) Novell ZENworks 6.2 SR1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and directories via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) action, (2) agentid, or (3) index parameters to dagent/nwupload.asp, which are used as pathname components.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3426?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Lumension Patchlink Update Server, Novell Zenworks.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3426 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-2006-3426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cf6-3qv9-xvhv.