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CVE-2005-3755

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-3755 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from google, from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-11-22T21:03:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	google	mini_search_appliance	*	Yes
Hardware	google	search_appliance	*	Yes

References

http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17644 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/20977 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2500 ([email protected])
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/google_proxystylesheet/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17644 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015246 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/20977 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417310/30/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15509 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2500 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.