Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) .IMG or (2) .ISO file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
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
- WinImage 8.0/8.10 - File Handling Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite EDB-30589 · remote · Sep 17, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20070915 WinImage 8.10 vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 40550 vdb-entry
- 3140 third-party-advisory
- winimage-imgiso-directory-traversal(36663) vdb-entry
- 25687 vdb-entry
- 26832 third-party-advisory