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GameSpy Arcade ".APK" File Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9412
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Release Date:
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2003-08-01
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Popularity:
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6,555 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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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: | GameSpy Arcade 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in GameSpy Arcade, which can be exploited by malicious people to write files to an arbitrary location on a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the game update agent ("GSAPAK.EXE") when handling ".APK" files (basically a normal ZIP file). This can be exploited via a classical directory traversal attack by constructing a malicious ".APK" file, which extracts the included files to arbitrary locations on a user's system when the file is opened.
Since GameSpy Arcade during installation adds three mime types to the list of accepted browser documents, it is possible to exploit the vulnerability automatically by tricking the user into visiting a malicious web site with a browser.
Successful exploitation writes the files to the user's system with the user's privileges.
NOTE: ".arcade" and ".asn" files will also be launched by "GSAPAK.exe" automatically.
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