Directory traversal vulnerability in nhttpd (aka Nostromo webserver) before 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs or read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (encoded dot dot slash) in a URI.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0751
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66103
• http://osvdb.org/71235
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43775
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8140
• http://www.nazgul.ch/dev_nostromo.html
• http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2011-001
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517026/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46880
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0674