aria2 Metalink File Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:40142

Info

aria2 Metalink File Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 40142
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2010-1512
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 13 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:23PM
Credit: Stefan Cornelius
Vulnerable: Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa aria2 1.9.1 build2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa aria2 1.9.3

Discussion

aria2 Metalink File Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability

aria2 is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to place files in arbitrary directories within the context of the application. This may allow attackers to compromise an affected system.

aria2 1.9.1 build2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

aria2 Metalink File Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by crafting a malicious metalink file using widely available tools and utilities.

Solution / Fix

aria2 Metalink File Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

References

aria2 Metalink File Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:
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