Debian Security Update Fixes MyDMS Directory Traversal Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an input validation error in MyDMS when processing user-supplied requests, which could be exploited to conduct directory traversal attacks and disclose the contents of arbitrary files.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Debian GNU/Linux lenny
     
Solution   Debian GNU/Linux lenny - Upgrade to mydms version 1.7.0-1+lenny1
     
CVE  
     
References   http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00010.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2011-01-17 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote