[NT] Apache for Cygwin Directory Traversal (%5C)

From: SecuriTeam (support_at_securiteam.com)
Date: 02/24/04

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      Apache for Cygwin Directory Traversal (%5C)
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    SUMMARY

    Apache for Cygwin relies on the Cygwin POSIX.1 emulation layer provided by
    the cygwin1.dll dynamic library to create a Unix compatible environment.
    The Apache for Cygwin environment has been found to contain a directory
    traversal vulnerability.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable Systems:
     * Apache version 1.3.29 and prior
     * Apache version 2.0.48 and prior

    Exploit:
    Using the following code, a malicious user can retrieve any file.
    http://[server]/..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5C/boot.ini

    Solution:
    Stipe Tolj, Apache for Cygwin maintainer, released a patch file to fix
    this vulnerability on Apache 1.3.29 as shown in the following URL:
    <http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26152>
    http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26152.

    Apache 2 for Cygwin, however, is still vulnerable and is not recommended
    for use in a production server.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:advisory@stgsecurity.com>
    SSR Team.

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