The pathname canonicalization functionality in io/filesystem/filesystem.cc in Widelands before 15.1 expands leading ~ (tilde) characters to home-directory pathnames but does not restrict use of these characters in strings received from the network, which might allow remote attackers to conduct absolute path traversal attacks and overwrite arbitrary files via a ~ in a pathname that is used for a file transfer in an Internet game, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1932.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617960 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~widelands-dev/widelands/build-15/revision/5021 | Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71626 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2011-12-05 03:55
Updated : 2021-06-25 07:19
NVD link : CVE-2011-4675
Mitre link : CVE-2011-4675
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CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Products Affected
widelands
- widelands


