CVE-2004-1084 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and resource forks on Mac OS X via crafted HTTP requests exploiting HFS+ data streams.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1084?

CVE-2004-1084 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 14 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 allows remote attackers to read files and resource fork content via HTTP requests to certain special file names related to multiple data streams in HFS+, which bypass Apache file handles.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1084?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Darwin Streaming Server, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Apple Quicktime Streaming Server.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2004-1084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v596-vjc3-278x.

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