PT-2008-2415 · Theora · Theora

Published 2008-02-15 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-0797

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 iTheora version 1.0 rc1

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by using directory traversal sequences in the url parameter of the lib/download.php file.

Recommendations For iTheora version 1.0 rc1, consider restricting access to the lib/download.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the url parameter in the affected file to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0797

Affected Products

Theora

References · 6

• http://menguy.aymeric.free.fr/theora/news.php · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27788 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28929 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0797 · Security Note
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Itheora · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40506 · Note