Directory Traversal Affecting nmap package, versions <7.70+dfsg1-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published18 Apr 2018
- disclosed18 Apr 2018
Introduced: 18 Apr 2018
CVE-2018-1000161 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 nmap to version 7.70+dfsg1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nmap package and not the nmap package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a malicious web site. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 7.7.