CVE-2008-1564 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Dan Costin File Transfer before 1.2f allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the filename.

Published: 2008-03-31

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:file-transfer:file_transfer:1.2b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:file-transfer:file_transfer:1.2c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:file-transfer:file_transfer:1.2d:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:file-transfer:file_transfer:1.2e:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1565	Directory traversal vulnerability in Dan Costin File Transfer before 1.2f allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the filename.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02242.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29540
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=178021&release_id=586923
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1829601&group_id=178021&atid=883559
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28453
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41489

History

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Subscriptions

File-transfer File Transfer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-31T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.940Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1564

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-31T22:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1564

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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