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Windows NetMeeting Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA9170
Release Date: 2003-07-02
Popularity: 15,822 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Software:Windows NetMeeting 3.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Windows NetMeeting, which can be exploited by malicious people to overwrite arbitrary files on a user's system with the privileges of the user.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the file transfer functionality. By specifying a filename starting with the character sequence "..\", it is possible to traverse out of the directory used to receive files. This could potentially overwrite other files on a user's system, which may result in execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.01 (4.4.3385). However, other versions may also be vulnerable.

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