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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200605-16] CherryPy: Directory traversal vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200605-16] CherryPy: Directory traversal vulnerability |
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CherryPy: Directory traversal vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200605-16 (CherryPy: Directory traversal vulnerability) Ivo van der Wijk discovered that the "staticfilter" component of CherryPy fails to sanitize input correctly. Impact A possible hacker could exploit this flaw to obtain arbitrary files from the web server. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0847 Solution: All CherryPy users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/cherrypy-2.1.1" Network Security Threat Level: Low Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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