Absolute path traversal vulnerability in MLDonkey 2.8.4 through 2.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a leading "//" (double slash) in the filename.
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00617.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00542.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8097
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33865
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/23/1
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-36.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1739
http://secunia.com/advisories/34436
http://secunia.com/advisories/34345
http://secunia.com/advisories/34306