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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1952 · published 16 June 2005

CVE-2005-1952: Pico server vulnerability

Pico Server · Pico Server

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pico Server (pServ) 3.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands via a /./ (slash dot slash) before each .. (dot dot) sequence in the URL, which results in an incorrect directory depth count.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.4% · top 16.9%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pico Server (pServ) 3.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands via a /./ (slash dot slash) before each .. (dot dot) sequence in the URL, which results in an incorrect directory depth count.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111852830111316&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15663
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=59378&release_id=334036 Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111852830111316&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15663
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=59378&release_id=334036 Patch

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Related vulnerabilities

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10.0CVE-2005-1365Pico server vulnerabilityPico Server (pServ) 3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a URL with multiple leading "/" (slash) characters and …EPSS 12%7.5CVE-2005-1953Pico server vulnerabilityHeap-based buffer overflow in the CGI extension for Pico Server (pServ) 3.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request.EPSS 3.2%7.5CVE-2005-1366Pico server vulnerabilityPico Server (pServ) 3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI scripts via "dirname/../cgi-bin" in a URL.EPSS 6.9%7.5CVE-2005-1367Pico server vulnerabilityPico Server (pServ) 3.2 and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files as the pServ user via a symlink to a file outside of the web document …EPSS 1.2%7.5CVE-2002-2295Pico server memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in Pico Server (pServ) 2.0 beta 1 through beta 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute ar…EPSS 6.7%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1952), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.