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FastJar File Extraction Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA17839
Release Date: 2005-12-01
Last Update: 2005-12-07
Popularity: 6,623 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:FastJar 0.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3990


Description:
tv has discovered a vulnerability in FastJar, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when extracting compressed ".jar" archives. This makes it possible to have files extracted to arbitrary locations outside the specified directory using the "../" directory traversal sequence.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 0.93. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Do not extract untrusted archives.

Provided and/or discovered by:
tv

Changelog:
2005-12-07: Added CVE reference.

Other References:
SA14902:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14902/


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