Typsoft FTP Server: yet another directory traversal vulnerability

From: Kistler Ueli (iukat_private)
Date: Sun Apr 07 2002 - 03:26:54 PDT

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    Method: simple directory traversal
    Risk: Medium
    Website: www.typsoft.com (updated version available)
    
    Hello
    
    All versions of TYPSoft FTP Server 0.97.1 (and previous, but not tested) 
    are vulnerable to another
    directory traversal vulnerability than the one already published on BugTraq.
    A directory traversal vulnerability 
    (http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/2489) was already fixed in TYPSoft 
    FTP Server 0.85...
    but it is still possible to use the following method:
    
    Note:
    it's possibly the same vulnerability as mentioned on 
    http://www.eeye.com/html/Support/Retina/RTHs/FTP_Servers/654.html 
    concerning 0.95,
    but the author was not aware of the problem in his software...
    
    simply add a the asterisk symbol (*) and every directory on the same 
    partition can be listed:
    ls ../../*.*
    ls "../../My%20files/*.*"
    etc..
    
    This allows an attacker to gain usefull information for further attacks.
    Files CANNOT be downloaded using this vulnerability...
    
    Fix: Download the latest version (07-04-2002 TYPSoft 0.97.5 (next 
    version after 0.97.1) from www.typsoft.com)
    
    Regards,
      Ueli Kistler
      iukat_private / eclipseat_private
      www.eclipse.fr.fm / www.packx.net
    
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