LimeWire 3.9.6/4.6.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in LimeWire 3.9.6/4.6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0789. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeWire 3.9.6/4.6.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in LimeWire 3.9.6 through 4.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2005. The weakness was published 03/14/2005 by Kevin Walsh (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0789 since 03/20/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17667 (GLSA-200503-37 : LimeWire: Disclosure of sensitive information), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19695), Tenable (17667), SecurityFocus (BID 12802†), OSVDB (14857†) and Secunia (SA14555†). Similar entry is available at VDB-24089. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 17667
Nessus Name: GLSA-200503-37 : LimeWire: Disclosure of sensitive information
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OpenVAS ID: 54902
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-37 (LimeWire)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Kevin Walsh
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0789 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24090
X-Force: 19695
SecurityFocus: 12802 - Lime Wire Multiple Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14555
OSVDB: 14857 - CVE-2005-0789 - LimeWire - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7493 - Directory Traversal in LimeWire <= 4.6 Allows Reading Files, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/05/2019 22:10
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (68), 06/05/2019 22:10 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:569:103

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