Directory traversal vulnerability in src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c in nginx (aka Engine X) before 0.7.63, and 0.8.x before 0.8.17, allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a … (dot dot) in the Destination HTTP header for the WebDAV (1) COPY or (2) MOVE method.
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html
marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2
marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2
marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/36818
secunia.com/advisories/48577
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10