CVE-2010-2266: f5 nginx Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2266 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in f5 nginx. EPSS estimates a 21.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-06-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

nginx 0.8.36 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain encoded directory traversal sequences that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated using the "%c0.%c0." sequence.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.