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Nexuiz "gamedir" Information Disclosure and Data Manipulation
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23963
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Release Date:
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2007-01-31
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Last Update:
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2007-02-05
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Popularity:
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4,802 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 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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| Software: | Nexuiz 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0657
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Nexuiz, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or manipulate data.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the client when handling the "gamedir" command. This can be exploited by a malicious game server to read arbitrary files and write to certain files on a user's system.
The vulnerability affects Nexuiz client 2.2.2.
Solution:
Update to version 2.2.3.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2007-02-05: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.alientrap.org/devwiki/index.php?n=Nexuiz.Patch
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