PT-2005-1818 · Limewire · Limewire

Kevin Walsh · Published 2005-03-14 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-0789

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 LimeWire versions 3.9.6 through 4.6.0

Description A directory traversal issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by including a .. (dot dot) in a magnet request.

Recommendations For LimeWire versions 3.9.6 through 4.6.0, consider restricting access to magnet requests until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the .. (dot dot) sequence in magnet 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-2005-0789

Affected Products

Limewire

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/14555 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0789 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19695 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111082448213238&w=2 · Note