---------------------------------------------------------------------- Try a new way to discover vulnerabilities that ALREADY EXIST in your IT infrastructure. The Secunia NSI enables you to INSPECT, DISCOVER, and DOCUMENT vulnerabilities in more than 4,700 different Windows applications. Request your account, the Secunia Network Software Inspector (NSI): http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Mono System.Web StaticFileHandler.cs Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27349 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27349/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Mono 1.x http://secunia.com/product/4673/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Mono, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information. The vulnerability is caused due to an error within StaticFileHandler.cs in System.Web when handling requests to files containing trailing spaces or dots. This can be exploited to e.g. view the source code of a requested page via a specially-crafted request with a filename ending in spaces or dots. SOLUTION: Fixed in revision 87715. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/viewcvs/trunk/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web/StaticFileHandler.cs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------