Cabextract 0.2/0.6/1.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cabextract 0.2/0.6/1.0. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0916. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cabextract 0.2/0.6/1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in cabextract before 1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a cabinet file containing .. (dot dot) sequences in a filename.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2004. The weakness was presented 01/27/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0916 since 09/27/2004. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 100 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15525 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17766), Tenable (15525), SecurityFocus (BID 11460†), OSVDB (10953†) and Secunia (SA12882†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15525
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OpenVAS ID: 53266
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 574-1 (cabextract)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cabextract 1.1

Timelineinfo

09/27/2004 🔍
10/19/2004 +22 days 🔍
10/19/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2004 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +100 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2005 +140 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3554 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23883
X-Force: 17766
SecurityFocus: 11460 - Cabextract Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 12882
OSVDB: 10953 - Cabextract - Remote Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8365 - Directory Traversal cabextract 0.2, 0.6, 1.0 via Dot-Dot Sequences in a Filename, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/01/2021 11:53
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (64), 06/05/2019 16:43 (5), 07/01/2021 11:53 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:5A8:103

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