CVE-2009-3898

NameCVE-2009-3898
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c in nginx (aka Engine X) before 0.7.63, and 0.8.x before 0.8.17, allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the Destination HTTP header for the WebDAV (1) COPY or (2) MOVE method.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs557389

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nginx (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.6.2-5+deb8u10fixed
stretch (security)1.10.3-1+deb9u7fixed
stretch (lts), stretch1.10.3-1+deb9u8fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1.14.2-2+deb10u5fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye1.18.0-6.1+deb11u3fixed
bookworm1.22.1-9fixed
sid, trixie1.26.0-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nginxsource(unstable)0.7.63-1low557389

Notes

[etch] - nginx <no-dsa> (upload rights required)
[lenny] - nginx <no-dsa> (upload rights required)

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