49574 : PTK file_content.php get_file_type() Function Image File Handling Arbitrary Command Execution
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2	158	over 3 years ago	over 2 years ago	5 times	45%

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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Vendor Ack Date	Vendor Solution Date	Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2008-10-30	2008-10-30	2008-11-04	2008-11-05	2008-11-05

Time to Patch
5 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-6793" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The get_file_type function in lib/file_content.php in DFLabs PTK 0.1, 0.2, and 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters after an arg1= sequence in a filename within a forensic image.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.1 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: 2008-6793 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 32128
Secunia Advisory ID: 32553
ISS X-Force ID: 46380
Milw0rm: 7001
Exploit Database: 7001
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0039.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://ptk.dflabs.com/faq.html#security
Other Advisory URL: http://www.ikkisoft.com/stuff/LC-2008-07.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3020

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-05-07 | Disagree?

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