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ELinks "smb" Protocol File Upload/Download Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22920
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Release Date:
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2006-11-15
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Last Update:
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2006-11-20
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Popularity:
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8,334 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | ELinks 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5925
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Description:
Teemu Salmela has discovered a vulnerability in ELinks, which can be exploited by malicious people to expose sensitive information and manipulate data.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the validation of "smb://" URLs when ELinks runs smbclient commands. This can be exploited to download and overwrite local files or upload local files to a SMB share by injecting smbclient commands in the "smb://" URL.
Successful exploitation allows exposure of sensitive information or manipulation of data, but requires that the user visits a malicious "smb://" URL or gets redirected to such an URL by a malicious URL, and that the user has the smbclient program installed.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.11.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 0.11.2.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Teemu Salmela
Changelog:
2006-11-20: Added CVE reference, updated "Solution" section.
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