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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Ichat Server 3.0 (Chat Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
iChat ROOMS Webserver allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
The weakness was presented 09/09/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0897. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10110 (iChat Server Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1604.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1623) and Tenable (10110).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 10110
Nessus Name: iChat Server Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Snort ID: 1604
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP iChat directory traversal attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101604
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Timeline
09/09/1998 🔍09/09/1998 🔍
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06/19/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0897 (🔍)
X-Force: 1623
Vulnerability Center: 42 - iChat Room Allows Reading Arbitrary Files via Dot-Dot Attack, Medium
Entry
Created: 06/19/2014 17:33Updated: 05/04/2019 18:19
Changes: 06/19/2014 17:33 (65), 05/04/2019 18:19 (4)
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