Monkey HTTP Server File Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:5792

Info

Monkey HTTP Server File Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5792
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-2154
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 25 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:23AM
Credit: Discovery credited to DownBload of Illegal Instruction Labs.
Vulnerable: Monkey Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.1.4
Not Vulnerable: Monkey Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.5
Monkey Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.4.2
Monkey Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.4.1
Monkey Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.4

Discussion

Monkey HTTP Server File Disclosure Vulnerability

Monkey HTTP server is prone to a directory-traversal bug that may allow attackers to access sensitive files.

By passing a malicious query to a vulnerable server, an attacker can potentially gain access to arbitrary webserver-readable files. This issue occurs because the application fails to sufficiently validate the user-supplied input.

Exploit / POC

Monkey HTTP Server File Disclosure Vulnerability

An exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

Monkey HTTP Server File Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor addressed this vulnerability in December 2001.


Monkey Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.1.4

References

Monkey HTTP Server File Disclosure Vulnerability

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