BitZipper extract directory traversal
| bitzipper-extract-directory-traversal (26626) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BitZipper could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories. Archived files compressed with RAR, TAR, ZIP, JAR or .GZ are not validated when extracted. A remote attacker could create a malicious 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Bitberry, BitZipper 4.1.2 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BitZipper Web site, Unzip any compressed file easily. WinZip, PKZip, WinAce and WinRAR compatible. at http://www.bitzipper.com/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 22 2006 - 05:59:10 CDT, BitZipper Archive Extraction Directory traversal at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0430.html.
- BID-18065: BitZipper Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2520: Directory traversal vulnerability in BitZipper 4.1.2 SR-1 and earlier allows remote attackers to create files in arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the filename of a file that is stored in a (1) RAR (.rar), (2) TAR (.tar), (3) ZIP (.zip), (4) GZ (.gz), or (5) JAR (.jar) archive.
- OSVDB ID: 25693: BitZipper Multiple Archive Traversal Arbitrary File Write
- SA20207: BitZipper Multiple Archive Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016132: BitZipper Directory Traversal in Processing RAR/TAR/ZIP/GZ/JAR Archives Lets Remote Users Write Files to Arbitrary Locations
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1907: BitZipper Multiple Archive Handling Client-Side Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Reported:
May 22, 2006
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