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Mono System.Web StaticFileHandler.cs Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA27349
Release Date: 2007-10-22
Last Update: 2007-10-24
Popularity: 2,960 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

Software:Mono 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-5473


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mono, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within StaticFileHandler.cs in System.Web when handling requests to files containing trailing spaces or dots. This can be exploited to e.g. view the source code of a requested page via a specially-crafted request with a filename ending in spaces or dots.

The vulnerability reportedly affects only Windows versions of Mono.

Solution:
Fixed in revision 87715.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2007-10-24: Added additional information about affected products to the "Description" section.

Original Advisory:
http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/viewc...m.Web/System.Web/StaticFileHandler.cs


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