Multiple Products URI Handling Arbitrary File Creation/Modification Vulnerability

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Multiple products

by:

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Arbitrary File Creation/Modification

CWE

Product Name: Multiple products

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Patch Exists: NO

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Multiple Products URI Handling Arbitrary File Creation/Modification Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been identified in multiple products from multiple vendors that may allow a remote attacker to create or modify arbitrary files; these issues relate to the processing of URI requests via various protocol handlers including telnet, rlogin, ssh and mailto. The vulnerability presents itself because applications fail to validate URI input; if a '-' character precedes the host name it is possible to pass options to an application that handles the protocol. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to create or modify arbitrary files, resulting in a denial of service condition in the browser. The attack would occur in the context of the user running the vulnerable browser.

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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10336/info

A vulnerability has been identified in multiple products from multiple vendors that may allow a remote attacker to create or modify arbitrary files; these issues relate to the processing of URI requests via various protocol handlers including telnet, rlogin, ssh and mailto.

The vulnerability presents itself because applications fail to validate URI input; if a '-' character precedes the host name it is possible to pass options to an application that handles the protocol. 

Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to create or modify arbitrary files, resulting in a denial of service condition in the browser. The attack would occur in the context of the user running the vulnerable browser.

telnet://-fFileName
telnet://-nFilename