66107 : libwww-perl lwp-download Multiple Header Dot Character Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Disclosure Date
2010-05-17

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-2253" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.835 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2010-2253 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 41181 42114
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.836/Changes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591580
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602800
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2010-August/001149.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050245.html
Mail List Post: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127411372529485&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127611288927500&w=2

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-07-07 | Disagree?

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