CVE-2005-3755

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Published Nov 22, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Google Mini Search Appliance, and possibly Google Search Appliance, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a relative path from a style sheet directory, then comparing the resulting error messages.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:google:mini_search_appliance::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:google:search_appliance::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3750	Directory traversal vulnerability in Google Mini Search Appliance, and possibly Google Search Appliance, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a relative path from a style sheet directory, then comparing the resulting error messages.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.6% (3.599% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17644
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246
http://www.osvdb.org/20977
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2500

History

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Subscriptions

Google Mini Search Appliance Search Appliance

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 22, 2005, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:24 PM
Reserved: Nov 22, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 22, 2005, 9:03 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:17 PM

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