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TITLE:
CuteFTP Directory Download Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29760

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29760/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
CuteFTP Pro 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/11482/
CuteFTP Home 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/18804/

DESCRIPTION:
Tan Chew Keong has reported a vulnerability in CuteFTP, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when
downloading directories containing files with directory traversal
specifiers in the filename. This can be exploited to download files
to an arbitrary location on a user's system.

Successful exploitation requires that the user is tricked into
connecting and downloading a directory from a malicious FTP server.

The vulnerability is reported in the following versions:
* CuteFTP Home Version 8.2.0 Build 02.26.2008.4
* CuteFTP Pro Version 8.2.0 Build 04.01.2008.1

Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The vulnerability will reportedly be fixed in an upcoming version.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tan Chew Keong

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://vuln.sg/cuteftp820-en.html

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