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MailMarshal tar Archive Directory Traversal
Release Date: 2007-09-04 Views: 7,668
Secunia Advisory SA26661
Where:
From remote
Impact:
System access,
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Software:
CVE Reference(s):
No CVE references.
Description
Sebastian Vandersee has reported a vulnerability in MailMarshal, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
An input validation error when unpacking tar archives can be exploited to extract files to arbitrary directories on the system (e.g. the "All Users" startup folder) via a file with a filename containing directory traversal modifiers in a tar archive.
The vulnerability is reported in version 6.2.1.3253 and reportedly also affects MailMarshal SMTP 5.x, 2006, and MailMarshal Exchange 5.x.
Solution:
Apply patches (see vendor advisory for details).
Further details available to Secunia VIM customers
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sebastian Vandersee
Original Advisory:
MailMarshal:
http://marshal.com/kb/article.aspx?id=11780
Sebastian Vandersee:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065580.html
Deep Links:
Links available to Secunia VIM customers
Do you have additional information related to this advisory?
Please provide information about patches, mitigating factors, new versions, exploits, faulty patches, links, and other relevant data by posting comments to this Advisory. You can also send this information to vuln@secunia.com
Subject: MailMarshal tar Archive Directory Traversal
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