WinHKI Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:17153

Info

WinHKI Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17153
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 24 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 20 2006 10:44PM
Credit: Hamid Ebadi is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: WinHKI WinHKI 1.4 d
WinHKI WinHKI 1.6
WinHKI WinHKI 1.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WinHKI Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Reportedly, an attacker can carry out directory-traversal attacks. These issues present themselves when the application processes malformed archives.

A successful attack can allow the attacker to place potentially malicious files and overwrite files on a computer in the context of the user running the affected application. A successful exploit may aid in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

WinHKI Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited by creating a malicious archive file that includes files with hostile names.

Solution / Fix

WinHKI Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

References

WinHKI Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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