Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682 | exploit |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references | vdb entry |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30420 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html | exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded | mailing list |