Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server in Kiwi CatTools before 3.2.0 beta allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and upload files to arbitrary locations, via ..// (dot dot) sequences in the pathname argument to an FTP (1) GET or (2) PUT command.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Kiwi CatTools TFTP 3.2.8 - Directory Traversal EDB-3380 · remote · Feb 27, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 33162 vdb-entry
- http://www.kiwisyslog.com/kb/idx/5/178/article/
- kiwicattools-tftp-directory-traversal(32398) vdb-entry
- 20070208 TFTP directory traversal in Kiwi CatTools mailing-list
- ADV-2007-0536 vdb-entry
- 22490 vdb-entry
- 20070213 Re: TFTP directory traversal in Kiwi CatTools mailing-list
- 2236 third-party-advisory
- 24103 third-party-advisory