Pentaware PentaZip 8.5.1.190 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Pentaware PentaZip 8.5.1.190. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-5963. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pentaware PentaZip 8.5.1.190. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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 confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in PentaZip 8.5.1.190 and PentaSuite-PRO 8.5.1.221 allows user-assisted remote attackers to extract files to arbitrary pathnames via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename.

The weakness was published 01/18/2007 with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5963 since 11/17/2006. 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.

It is declared as highly functional.

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 databases at X-Force (31581), SecurityFocus (BID 22104†), OSVDB (32864†) and Secunia (SA21458†). Similar entry is available at VDB-34496. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34495
X-Force: 31581 - PentaZip archive directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 22104 - PentaWare PentaZip Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21458 - PentaZip Archive Handling Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 32864 - PentaZip Archive Handling Traversal Arbitrary File Write
Vupen: ADV-2007-0235

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/17/2018 07:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (55), 08/17/2018 07:10 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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