CVE-2004-1277 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote malicious FTP servers can overwrite arbitrary files via slash characters in filenames, requiring user interaction to initiate the download.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1277?

CVE-2004-1277 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The download_selection_recursive() function in ftplist.c for IglooFTP 0.6.1 allows remote malicious FTP servers to overwrite arbitrary files via filenames that contain / (slash) characters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1277?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Iglooftp Iglooftp.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1277?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1277 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-2004-1277 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ccq8-f8pw-f359.

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