Speedproject SpeedCommander Archive Improper Character Display Weakness

BID:6421

Info

Speedproject SpeedCommander Archive Improper Character Display Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 6421
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 17 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 17 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Florian Schafferhans <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Speedproject SpeedCommander 9.0
Speedproject SpeedCommander 8.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Speedproject SpeedCommander Archive Improper Character Display Weakness

Speedproject SpeedCommander does not properly display '../' sequences contained in paths for .tar archives. When an archive is displayed to the user, any '../' sequences are displayed as '___'. This could allow a user to believe that the extraction path is legitimate and distribute or pass along a malicious .tar archive.

Exploit / POC

Speedproject SpeedCommander Archive Improper Character Display Weakness

There is no exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Speedproject SpeedCommander Archive Improper Character Display Weakness

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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Speedproject SpeedCommander Archive Improper Character Display Weakness

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