Path Traversal in Nazgul Nostromo
CVE-2011-0751
Directory traversal vulnerability in nhttpd (aka Nostromo webserver) before 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs or read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (encoded dot dot slash) in a URI.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nazgul Nostromo — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2011-001 (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66103 (vdb-entry)
- www.nazgul.ch/dev_nostromo.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46880 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517026/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0674 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/71235 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/43775 (third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8140 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0751?
- CVE-2011-0751 is a vulnerability in Nazgul Nostromo, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2011-03-16.
- Is CVE-2011-0751 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.