National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-1095
Original release date:03/09/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FileSession object in Mod_python module 3.2.7 for Apache allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted session cookie.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (08/30/2006)
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This issue did not affect the versions of mod_python as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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External Source: BID
Name: 16916
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-0768
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.cgisecurity.com/2006/02/07
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1015764
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 19239
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: modpython-filesession-command-execution(24965)
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.modpython.org/fs_sec_warn.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd/mod_python/branches/3.2.x/NEWS?rev=378945