PT-2001-1635 · Unknown · Talkback.Cgi

Published 2001-05-24 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2001-0420

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions talkback.cgi (affected versions not specified)

Description A directory traversal issue in the talkback.cgi program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by including a .. (dot dot) in the article parameter.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0420

Affected Products

Talkback.Cgi

References · 3

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0128.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2547 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0420 · Security Note