Webmin "dot dot" directory traversal
| webmin-dot-directory-traversal (7711) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Webmin 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 (../) to traverse directories and view any known file on the server.
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva, Linux
- Corel, Linux
- Debian, Debian Linux
- Digital, OSF/1
- FreeBSD, FreeBSD
- IBM, AIX 4.3
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux
- NetBSD, NetBSD
- OpenBSD, OpenBSD
- RedHat, Linux
- SCO, Caldera OpenLinux
- SCO, Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3
- SCO, SCO UnixWare 2.0.x
- SCO, SCO UnixWare 7.0.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux
- Sun, Linux
- SuSE, SuSE Linux
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux
- Webmin, Webmin 0.91
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Dec 17 2001 - 09:05:05 CST, webmin 0.91 ../.. Problem at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0176.html.
- Webmin Web site, Webmin at http://www.webmin.com/webmin/.
- BID-3698: Webmin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-1196: Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.
Reported:
Dec 17, 2001
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