CVE-2009-5087 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in geohttpserver in Geovision Digital Video Surveillance System 8.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET request.

Published: 2011-09-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 3.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:geovision:digital_surveillance_system:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-5042	Directory traversal vulnerability in geohttpserver in Geovision Digital Video Surveillance System 8.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03502.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/51886
http://secunia.com/advisories/33924
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8372
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8041
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500858/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33735
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48674

History

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Subscriptions

Geovision Digital Surveillance System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-09-09T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:54.072Z

Reserved: 2011-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-5087

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-09-12T12:40:39.317

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:14:58.113

Link: CVE-2009-5087

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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