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IronMail IronWebMail Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22406
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Release Date:
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2006-10-17
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Last Update:
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2006-10-23
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Popularity:
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4,938 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | CipherTrust IronMail 5.x
CipherTrust IronMail 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5210
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Description:
Derek Callaway has reported a vulnerability in IronMail, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
An input validation error in the IronWebMail web service makes it possible to access arbitrary files outside the web root via directory traversal attacks.
Example:
GET /IM_FILE(%252e%252e/%252e%252e/%252e%252e) HTTP/1.0[CRLF][CRLF]
The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.0.1 and 6.1.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply IronMail 6.1.1 HotFix-17.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Derek Callaway, Symantec.
Changelog:
2006-10-23: Added link to Symantec advisory.
Original Advisory:
CipherTrust:
https://supportcenter.ciphertrust.com/vulnerability/IWM501-01.html
Symantec:
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-010.txt
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