CVE-2011-0751

high

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66103

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0674

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46880

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517026/100/0/threaded

http://www.nazgul.ch/dev_nostromo.html

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8140

http://secunia.com/advisories/43775

http://osvdb.org/71235

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-03-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N