CVE-2006-5902 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can manipulate the virtual filesystem via crafted email subject lines, allowing file injection, overwriting, or folder creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5902?
CVE-2006-5902 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
viksoe GMail Drive shell extension allows remote attackers to perform virtual filesystem actions via e-mail messages with certain subject lines, as demonstrated by (1) a GMAILFS: [13;a;1] message with a new filename and a file attachment, which injects a new file into the filesystem; (2) a GMAILFS: [13;a;1] message with an existing filename and a file attachment, which overwrites existing file content; and (3) a GMAILFS: [14;a;1] message, which creates a folder.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5902?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Viksoe Gmail Drive.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5902?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5902 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-2006-5902 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5902 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-239v-6rvp-q7p2.