BitDefender Update Server http.exe directory traversal

bitdefender-http-server-directory-traversal (39802)

Medium Risk

Description:

BitDefender Update Server could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. If the BitDefender HTTP Server is used for update publication, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the HTTP Server (http.exe) containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to traverse directories and view arbitrary files outside of the Web root directory.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	3.7
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

No remedy available as of January 2008.

References:

• BitDefender Web site: BitDefender Update Server.
• BitDefender Web site: Vulnerability fixed in BitDefender Update Server.
• BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jan 19 2008 - 05:41:58 CST : BitDefender Update Server - Unauthorized Remote File Access Vulnerability.
• BID-27358: BitDefender Products Update Server HTTP Daemon Directory Traversal Vulnerability
• CVE-2008-0396: Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.
• OSVDB ID: 40518: BitDefender Update Server HTTP Request Traversal Arbitrary File Access
• SA28578: BitDefender Update Server HTTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
• VUPEN/ADV-2008-0213: BitDefender Update Server Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

• SOFTWIN BitDefender Update Server 2.5.0.0

Reported:

Jan 19, 2008

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