TITLE:
LinuxStat "template" Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA12963

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
LinuxStat 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4133/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in LinuxStat, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "template" parameter is not properly verified,
before it is used to include files. This can be exploited to disclose
arbitrary files from local resources via directory traversal attacks.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.3.1.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=38678

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

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