PT-2003-1184 · Perl+1 · Perl+2

Published 2003-04-11 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1437

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 Perl version 5.003 on Novell NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6

Description A directory traversal issue exists in the web handler for Perl, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing "..%5c" (URL-encoded dot-dot backslash) sequences.

Recommendations For Perl version 5.003 on Novell NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6, consider restricting access to the web handler until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using URL-encoded dot-dot backslash sequences in HTTP requests to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1437

Affected Products

Netware 5.1

Netware 6

Perl

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5522 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9915.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0202.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1437 · Security Note
• http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2963307 · Note