CVE-2009-0753 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in MLDonkey 2.8.4 through 2.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a leading "//" (double slash) in the filename.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.8% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mldonkey | mldonkey |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MLdonkey 2.9.7 - Arbitrary File Disclosure | 2009-02-23 |
References
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?25667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34008
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34436
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1739
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-36.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/23/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33865
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8097
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00542.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00617.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?25667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34008
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34436
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1739
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-36.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/23/1
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