5692 : PaintBBS oekaki World Writable Directory
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Last Modified

9 months ago

Percent Complete

100%

Disclosure

Jan 22, 2002

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jan 22, 2002

Solution

Unknown

Description

PaintBBS contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to obtain the encrypted server password or modify the server configuration file. The issue is a result of insecure permissions of the oekakibbs.conf file and the /oekaki/ directory. This may result in a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

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

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workarounds:

1. Use the chmod command to change the default permissions of the /oekaki/ directory
2. Rename the oekakibbs.conf file

Products

TAKEOFF (Aotama)

PaintBBS

1.2 Build 010514

References

CVE ID: 2002-0202 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 3948
ISS X-Force ID: 7982
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0292.html
Vendor URL: http://www.ax.sakura.ne.jp/~aotama/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/251985

Tools & Filters

Nikto	3305

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

John Bissell "HighT1mes" - blumorphocox.net -

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