CVE-2009-0753

NameCVE-2009-0753
DescriptionAbsolute path traversal vulnerability in MLDonkey 2.8.4 through 2.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a leading "//" (double slash) in the filename.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1739-1
Debian Bugs516829

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mldonkey (PTS)buster3.1.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mldonkeysourceetch(not affected)
mldonkeysourcelenny2.9.5-2+lenny1DSA-1739-1
mldonkeysource(unstable)3.0.0-1medium516829

Notes

[etch] - mldonkey <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
daemon is run as non-root and can only be exploited via localhost

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