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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in TrackerCam 5.12. Affected is an unknown function of the file comgetlogfile.php3. This manipulation of the argument fn causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-0479. In addition, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in TrackerCam 5.12 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file comgetlogfile.php3. The manipulation of the argument fn 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. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in ComGetLogFile.php3 for TrackerCam 5.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences and (1) "/" slash), (2) "\" (backslash), or (3) hex-encoded characters in the fn parameter.
The bug was discovered 02/21/2005. The weakness was presented 03/30/2005 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0479 since 02/19/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17160 (TrackerCam Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3438.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19414), Exploit-DB (25123), Tenable (17160), SecurityFocus (BID 12592†) and OSVDB (13955†). See VDB-24136, VDB-24135, VDB-24134 and VDB-24132 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 17160
Nessus Name: TrackerCam Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
02/18/2005 🔍02/18/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24133
X-Force: 19414
SecurityFocus: 12592 - TrackerCam Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14344 - TrackerCam Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 13955 - CVE-2005-0479 - TrackerCam - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11602 - TrackerCam 5.12 and Earlier Directory Traversal Allows Remote Attackers to Read Arbitrary Files, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 12/23/2025 05:49
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (76), 06/19/2019 08:00 (4), 12/23/2025 05:49 (21)
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