WinAce .RAR and .TAR directory traversal
| winace-rar-tar-directory-traversal (24902) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WinAce could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially-crafted .tar or .zip archive, which would allow the attacker to traverse directories and overwrite arbitrary files on a victim's system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to download and extract the malicious archive.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Feb 24 2006 - 07:58:57 CST: WinAce Archiver v2.6 Directory traversal.
- WinAce Web site: WinAce - your archiving companion.
- BID-16800: Winace Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0981: Directory traversal vulnerability in e-merge WinAce 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via certain crafted pathnames in a (1) zip or (2) tar archive.
- OSVDB ID: 23464: WinACE RAR/TAR Archive Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite
- SA19013: WinACE RAR and TAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0730: WinACE RAR and TAR Archives Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- eMerge WinAce 2.6 and prior
Reported:
Feb 24, 2006
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