Acme.Serve directory traversal
| acme-serve-directory-traversal (6634) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Acme.Serve is a small Java web server distributed as freeware by ACME Labs. Acme.Serve version 1.7 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted URL containing special '//' characters to traverse directories and view any file on the Web server. An attacker can use this vulnerability to gain root privileges.
Note: This vulnerabiliy affects Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Unix, which implements the Acme.Serve.
Platforms Affected:
- ACME, Acme.Serve 1.7
- APC, PowerChute Network Shutdown 2.21.116
Remedy:
For Cisco Secure ACS for Unix Server versions 2.0 through 2.3.5.1:
Upgrade to the latest version of Cisco Secure ACS for Unix (2.3.6.1 or later), or apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in Cisco Security Advisory 2002 July 2 10:00 (UTC -0800). See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 31 2001 - 15:34:16 CDT, Acme.Server v1.7 of 13nov96 Directory Browsing at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0314.html.
- CIAC Information Bulletin M-097, Cisco ACS Acme.server traversal Vulnerability at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-097.shtml.
- Cisco Systems Inc. Security Advisory, 2002 July 2 10:00 (UTC -0800 ), Cisco Secure ACS Unix Acme.server Information Disclosure Vulnerability at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/acmeweb-acsunix-dirtravers-vuln-pub.shtml.
- BID-2809: Acme.Serve v1.7 Arbitrary File Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-0748: Acme.Serve 1.7, as used in Cisco Secure ACS Unix and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by prepending several / (slash) characters to the URI.
- OSVDB ID: 5544: Acme.Serve URI Slash Arbitrary File Access
- SA25536: APC PowerChute Network Shutdown Directory Traversal
Reported:
Jun 01, 2001
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