ARJ Archiver 3.10.22 Path path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ARJ Archiver 3.10.22. This impacts an unknown function of the component Path Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-0557. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ARJ Archiver 3.10.22 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Path Handler. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Open-source ARJ archiver 3.10.22 does not properly remove leading slashes from paths, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and write to arbitrary files via multiple leading slashes in a path in an ARJ archive.

The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2015 by Jakub Wilk (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0557 since 01/05/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82645 (Debian DLA-188-1 : arj security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175352 (Debian Security Update for arj (DSA 3213-1)).

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 (99652), Tenable (82645), SecurityFocus (BID 71895†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49787†). The entries VDB-74494 and VDB-74676 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 82645
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-188-1 : arj security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703213
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3213-1 (arj - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-0557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74677

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X-Force: 99652
SecurityFocus: 71895 - ARJ CVE-2015-0557 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 49787 - Open-source ARJ Archiver 3.10.22 Remote File System Write via Multiple Leading Slashes in a Path, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2015 10:41
Updated: 05/03/2022 07:26
Changes: 04/09/2015 10:41 (60), 06/26/2017 10:54 (10), 05/03/2022 07:26 (3)
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