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OpenOBEX ircp File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA20302
Release Date: 2006-05-26
Popularity: 4,820 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:OpenOBEX 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2366


Description:
Jeroen van Wolffelaar has reported a vulnerability in Open OBEX, which can be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data on a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to "ircp_io.c" failing to check for existing files with the same name before replacing them with files that are sent by another user. This can potentially be exploited to replace files in the user's current directory.

Successful exploitation requires that the user has accepted a file transfer from another user.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Do not accept file transfers from untrusted users.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Jeroen van Wolffelaar

Original Advisory:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=366484


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