Claymore Dual GPU Miner 10.1 Remote Management Interface miner_file/miner_getfile path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Claymore Dual GPU Miner 10.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Remote Management Interface. Executing a manipulation of the argument miner_file/miner_getfile can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-16929. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Claymore Dual GPU Miner 10.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Remote Management Interface. The manipulation of the argument miner_file/miner_getfile with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The remote management interface on the Claymore Dual GPU miner 10.1 is vulnerable to an authenticated directory traversal vulnerability exploited by issuing a specially crafted request, allowing a remote attacker to read/write arbitrary files. This can be exploited via ../ sequences in the pathname to miner_file or miner_getfile.

The bug was discovered 12/04/2017. The weakness was shared 12/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-16929 since 11/23/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (43231). The entry VDB-110195 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Claymore

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• Dual GPU Miner

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• 10.1

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