Dinos Webserver URL encoded "dot dot" directory traversal
| dinos-dotdot-directory-traversal (10168) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Dinos Webserver could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences using hexadecimal URL encoded forward-slash or backslash characters (in the form of %2f..%2f) to traverse directories and view any known file outside of the Web root directory.
Platforms Affected:
- Dino`s FunSoft, Dino's Web server 1.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.23.2002, Directory Traversal in Dino's Webserver at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0127.html. (From Neohapsis archive)
- BID-5782: Dino's Webserver File Disclosure Vulnerability
- BID-5783: Trillian AIM Remote Denial Of Service Attack
- CVE-2002-1133: Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in Dino's web server 2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences with URL-encoded (1) / (%2f) or (2) " (%5c) characters.
Reported:
Sep 23, 2002
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