Directory traversal vulnerability in Orbit Downloader 3.0.0.4 and 3.0.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a metalink file containing directory traversal sequences in the name attribute of a file element.
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://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-73/ | vendor advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/39527 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511348/100/100/threaded | mailing list |