27590 : Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam DATABLOB-* Request Traversal Arbitrary File Write
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Disclosure

Jul 28, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Keywords

SYM06-012

Description

Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to read or overwrite files. The issue is triggered when an attacker uses specially crafted filenames in a DATABLOB-GET or DATABLOB-SAVE request. By using directory traversal style attacks (../../), it is possible that an attacker could write a file to an arbitrary location.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the Control Center is configured to allow connections from any computer.

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.0.4 or higher or upgrade to Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Symantec Corporation
Watch-list
Brightmail AntiSpam
Watch-list
6.0.1
4.x
5.x
6.0.0
6.0.2
6.0.3

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  • George A. Theall - theallBrand New Doo Dootenablesecurity.com - TenableSecurity

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