Directory traversal vulnerability in Nullsoft SHOUTcast DSP before 1.9.6 filters directory traversal sequences before decoding, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded dot dot (%2E%2E) sequences in an HTTP GET request for a file path containing "/content".
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3534 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.25%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-08-05 | 1.02% | 1.25% | +0.23% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.15% | 1.02% | -0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2006-3534: 1 GLSA(s) (200607-05), 1 atom(s) (media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3534 |
: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product releases: Nullsoft, SHOUTcast DSP, 1.9.6 Nullsoft, SHOUTcast DSP, 1.9.7
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | <= 1.9.5 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.7.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.3 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.3 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.3:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.9 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.9 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.9:*:freebsd:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.9 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.9:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.9 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.9:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.9 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.9:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.8.9 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.8.9:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.2:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.4 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.4 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.4:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.4 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.4:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.5 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.5:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.5 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.5:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | shoutcast_server | 1.9.5 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:shoutcast_server:1.9.5:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=136721 | |
| http://people.ksp.sk/~goober/advisory/001-shoutcast.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20524 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-05.xml | Exploit Patch |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016493 | |
| http://www.shoutcast.com/#news | Patch |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2801 |