DOSBox MOUNT command unauthorized access
| dosbox-mount-unauthorized-access (38970) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DOSBox could allow a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable system, caused by the improper restricting of certain commands. By mounting a filesystem with a MOUNT command, a local attacker could gain read or write access to the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the filesystem and possibly modify files outside the virtual machine.
Platforms Affected:
- DOSBox, DOSBox 0.72 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 13, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Luigi Auriemma ADVISORIES, 10 Dec 2007, Filesystem access in DOSBox 0.72 at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dosboxxx-adv.txt.
- SourceForge.net, DOSBox at http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1.
- BID-26802: DOSBox Unauthorized File System Access Vulnerability
Reported:
Dec 10, 2007
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