WinHKI archive extraction directory traversal
| winhki-extract-directory-traversal (25335) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WinHKI could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could create a malicious .rar, .tar, .zip, or tar.gz archive with specially-crafted path names containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) which, once extracted, could allow the attacker to traverse directories and overwrite files on the system.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WinHKI (1.67 or later), available from the WinHKI Web site. See References.
References:
- WinHKI Web site: WinHKI Archiver.
- BID-17153: WinHKI Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1323: Directory traversal vulnerability in WinHKI 1.6 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) RAR, (2) TAR, (3) ZIP, or (4) TAR.GZ archive with a file whose file name contains .. sequences.
- SA19296: WinHKI Multiple Archive Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1010: WinHKI Multiple Archive Handling Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Hanspeter Imp WinHKI 1.6 and prior
Reported:
Mar 20, 2006
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