EMU Webmail emumail.cgi allows remote attacker to view arbitrary files
| emumail-cgi-view-files (8766) |  Low Risk |
Description:
EMU Webmail could allow a remote attacker to view arbitrary files. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted HTTP request containing the emumail.cgi script and the file name appended with a NULL byte character (%00) to view contents of the specified file.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
For EMU Webmail 4.5.x and 5.1:
Apply the latest patches available for this vulnerability, available from the EMUMAIL Download Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 03 2002 - 19:17:16 CST: emumail.cgi.
- EMUMAIL Download Web site: DOWNLOADS.
- BID-4435: EMUMail Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0531: Directory traversal vulnerability in emumail.cgi in EMU Webmail 4.5.x and 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or list arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the type parameter.
Platforms Affected:
- EMUMAIL EMU Webmail 4.5.x
- EMUMAIL EMU Webmail 5.1
Reported:
Apr 04, 2002
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