CVE-2010-2266

Published: Jun 15, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

nginx 0.8.36 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain encoded directory traversal sequences that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated using the "%c0.%c0." sequence.

Affected (2)

Products: F5: Nginx

1 product

Nginx

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
F5 Nginx	From 0.7.52 to 0.7.67
F5 Nginx	From 0.8.0 to 0.8.40

Related CWEs

CWE-22

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

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13818/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13818/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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