Arj Software Inc. unarj 2.62/2.63 A/2.64/2.65 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Arj Software Inc. unarj 2.62/2.63 A/2.64/2.65. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1027. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Arj Software Inc. unarj 2.62/2.63 A/2.64/2.65 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the -x (extract) command line option in unarj allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an arj archive with filenames that contain .. (dot dot) sequences.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2004. The weakness was disclosed 03/01/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1027 since 11/12/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18863 (FreeBSD : unarj -- directory traversal vulnerability (1f922de0-3fe5-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17684), Tenable (18863), SecurityFocus (BID 11436†), OSVDB (10788†) and Secunia (SA12788†). The entry VDB-964 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 18863
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : unarj -- directory traversal vulnerability (1f922de0-3fe5-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 53485
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 652-1 (unarj)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/11/2004 🔍
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10/16/2004 +5 days 🔍
11/12/2004 +27 days 🔍
11/26/2004 +14 days 🔍
03/01/2005 +95 days 🔍
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05/31/2005 +91 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +43 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3527 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1027 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1027
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24007
X-Force: 17684
SecurityFocus: 11436 - ARJ Software UNARJ Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 12788
OSVDB: 10788 - CVE-2004-1027 - ARJ Software - UnARJ - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8191 - Directory Traversal in ARJ Software Inc. UNARJ 2.43 - 2.65 via x Command, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/05/2019 18:35
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (70), 06/05/2019 18:35 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:B4C:103

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