CVE-2007-4226

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.22% Top 15%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018521	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35807	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25214	vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2840	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2986	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118669433531027&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475667/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://osvdb.org/39397	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26354	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4226?: CVE-2007-4226 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4226?: To fix CVE-2007-4226, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4226 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4226 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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