SB2013082104 - Path traversal in Debian Linux
Published: August 21, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013082104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2900)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The FilePath::ReferencesParent function in files/file_path.cc in Google Chrome before 29.0.1547.57 on Windows does not properly handle pathname components composed entirely of . (dot) and whitespace characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted directory name.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://crbug.com/181617
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/08/stable-channel-update.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2741
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18381
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=200603&view=revision