BSDCPIO Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:72102

Info

BSDCPIO Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 72102
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 16 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 16 2015 12:00AM
Credit: Alexander Cherepanov
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BSDCPIO Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BSDCPIO is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability.

Successful exploits would allow an attacker to access file outside the source package directory to obtain sensitive information and perform other attacks.

Exploit / POC

BSDCPIO Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using standard commands and readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

BSDCPIO Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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

References

BSDCPIO Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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