8367 : IBM Tivoli Directory Server ldacgi.exe Template Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2004-08-02	2004-08-02

Description

IBM Directory Server contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the ldacgi.exe program not properly sanitizing user input, specifically traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the "Template" variable.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.2.2 Fix Pack 4 (APAR IR53631), 4.1 Fix Pack 3 (APAR IR52692) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

International Business Machines Corporation	Directory Server	3.2.2
		4.1

References

Security Tracker: 1010831
Secunia Advisory ID: 10347
Bugtraq ID: 10841
ISS X-Force ID: 16850
CVE ID: 2004-2526 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1311.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IR52692
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IR53631
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/IDS_directory_traversal.txt

Tools & Filters

	14191

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Oliver - olivergreyhat.de -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-12-01 | Disagree?

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