Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam DATABLOB-GET and DATABLOB-SAVE file overwrite
| brightmail-datablob-directory-traversal (28058) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the server, caused by improper validation of filenames. If the Control Center is allowed to connect from any computer, a remote attacker could send a DATABLOB-GET or DATABLOB-SAVE request for a specially-crafted filename to traverse directories and view or overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec, Brightmail AntiSpam 4.0
- Symantec, Brightmail AntiSpam 5.5
- Symantec, Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0
- Symantec, Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0.1
Remedy:
Refer to Symantec Security Response SYM06-012 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
References:
- Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Web page, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/products/products.cfm?ProductID=642.
- Symantec Security Response SYM06-012 , Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.07.27.html.
- BID-19182: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Control Center Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4013: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) before 6.0.4, when the Control Center is allowed to connect from any computer, allow remote attackers to read and overwrite certain files via directory traversal sequences in (1) DATABLOB-GET and (2) DATABLOB-SAVE requests.
- OSVDB ID: 27589: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Invalid Post Control Center DoS
- OSVDB ID: 27590: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam DATABLOB-* Request Traversal Arbitrary File Write
- SA21223: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016600: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3018: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Directory Traversal and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 27, 2006
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