NETGEAR FM114P hexadecimal URL encoded "dot dot" directory traversal
| netgear-fm114p-directory-traversal (11279) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
NETGEAR FM114P could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web-configuration interface. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing hexadecimal URL encoded "dot dot" sequences (in the form of %2e%2e%2f) to traverse directories and gain access to restricted files and folders on the system, such as the netgear.cfg configuration file, which contains the dialup-password and the dynamic dns-configuration password.
Platforms Affected:
- NETGEAR, FM114P 1.4 Beta Release 17
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Feb 09 2003 - 13:20:46 CST , Bug in Netgear FM114P Wireless Router firmware at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0113.html.
- BID-6807: Netgear FM114P Wireless Firewall File Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1427: Directory traversal vulnerability in the web configuration interface in Netgear FM114P 1.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, such as the netgear.cfg coniguration file, via a hex-encoded (%2e%2e%2f) ../ (dot dot slash) in the port parameter.
Reported:
Feb 09, 2003
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