Unreal Tournament Server known file directory traversal
| ut-file-directory-traversal (11299) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Unreal Tournament Server could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the game server. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request for any known file on the game server to traverse directories and possibly cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Epic Games, Unreal Tournament Server 436 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 11 2003 - 11:15:00 CST, Epic Games threatens to sue security researchers at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0139.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 11 2003 - 13:31:35 CST, Re: Epic Games threatens to sue security researchers at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0142.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Feb 05 2003 - 06:58:07 CST , Unreal engine: results of my research at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0063.html.
- BID-6775: Epic Games Unreal Engine Unreal URL Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1430: Directory traversal vulnerability in Unreal Tournament Server 436 and earlier allows remote attackers to access known files via a .. (dot dot) in an unreal:// URL.
Reported:
Feb 05, 2003
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