CVE-2007-6017 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2007-6017?

CVE-2007-6017 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Feb 2008. 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 PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6017?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6017 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-2007-6017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2008-5407 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.4
• CVE-2007-6016 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2008-5408 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-jx2v-j353-9rr5.