Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CryptoX.dll 2.0 and earlier in the Ultra Crypto Component allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveToFile method.
Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
| Advisory | Patch | Confirmed | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ultracrypto-cryptox-file-overwrite(36522) | |||
| 1018675 | |||
| 25611 | |||
| 4388 |
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (ID 22)
Related CAPEC 7
Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-ID 139)
Directory Traversal (CAPEC-ID 213)
File System Function Injection, Content Based (CAPEC-ID 23)
Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic (CAPEC-ID 64)
Manipulating Input to File System Calls (CAPEC-ID 76)
Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding (CAPEC-ID 78)
Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding (CAPEC-ID 79)