Directory traversal vulnerability in Anteco Visual Technologies OwnServer 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9461 | vdb entry exploit |
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3329 | third party advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/350421/30/21610/threaded | mailing list |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008800 | vdb entry |