CVE-2005-1025 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 9 Apr 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers with low privileges can read sensitive files via symlink attacks in the AS/400 FTP server when IFS mode is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-1025?

CVE-2005-1025 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The FTP server in AS/400 4.3, when running in IFS mode, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack using RCMD and the ADDLNK utility, as demonstrated using the QSYS.LIB library.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1025?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Iseries as 400.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1025 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-2005-1025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vh84-vf5v-vg64.