National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1000
Original release date:03/18/2008
Last revised:10/11/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Directory traversal vulnerability in ContentServer.py in the Wiki Server in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 (aka Leopard) allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files via ".." sequences in file attachments.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
6.8
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=2189
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: macos-contentserver-directory-traversal(41278)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019660
External Source: BID
Name: 28278
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080318 CORE-2008-0123: Leopard Server Remote Path Traversal
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0924
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29420
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562