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CVE-2006-5050

Directory traversal vulnerability in httpd in Rob Landley BusyBox allows remote attackers to read...

5.0 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.

Exploit likelihood

1.76%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2006-5050
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2006-5050
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5035 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2006-5035
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qm2f-62pq-jw9q No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in httpd in Rob Landley BusyBox allows remote attackers to read...

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.

Record
GHSA-qm2f-62pq-jw9q
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-5050 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rob Landley Busybox, published September 27, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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