Visual Casel filename trusting error
| vcasel-filename-trusting (3867) |  High Risk |
Description:
Visual Casel could allow an attacker to execute malicious code. One of the features it includes is that it will only allow the user to execute trusted files. However, it only checks the file names -- it does not use pathnames in the files that it trusts. An attacker could execute a malicious file by assigning it a trusted file name.
Platforms Affected:
- Computer Power Solutions, Visual CASEL
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 18 2000 - 08:45:10 CST, Warning: VCasel security hole at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-01/0230.html.
- BID-937: VCasel Filename Trusting Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0072: Visual Casel (Vcasel) does not properly prevent users from executing files, which allows local users to use a relative pathname to specify an alternate file which has an approved name and possibly gain privileges.
Reported:
Jan 18, 2000
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