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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0753 · published 3 March 2009

CVE-2009-0753: Mldonkey path traversal vulnerability

Mldonkey · Mldonkey

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.8% · top 7.1% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?25667
http://secunia.com/advisories/34008 Vendor Advisory
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 Vendor Advisory
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

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