MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in httpd in Rob Landley BusyBox allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via URL-encoded "%2e%2e/" sequences in the URI
Published Sep 27, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.72%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in httpd in Rob Landley BusyBox allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via URL-encoded "%2e%2e/" sequences in the URI.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.72% 0.01723
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01723
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01723) | 76.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01616) | 72.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 38.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 71.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 69.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 71.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 68.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 66.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 68.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 67.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016875 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446228/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20067 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1636 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016875 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446228/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20067 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 27, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 27, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5050
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a