CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2102

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability in PowerISO 2.9 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by using a '..' (dot dot) sequence in a filename within an ISO image.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can overwrite critical system files or inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to full system compromise or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Upgrade PowerISO to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability and avoid opening ISO images from untrusted sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in PowerISO 2.9 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename in an ISO image.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS