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7a69-17.txt
Posted Jan 2, 2005
Authored by Albert Puigsech Galicia

7a69ezine Advisories #17 - Internet Explorer version 6.0.3790.0 suffers from an FTP download path disclosure flaw.

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7a69ezine Advisories 7a69Adv#17
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http://www.7a69ezine.org [23/12/2004]
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Title: Internet Explorer FTP download path disclosure

Author: Albert Puigsech Galicia - <ripe@7a69ezine.org>

Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Versions: >= 6.0.3790.0

Remote: yes

Exploit: yes

Severity: Medium-High

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I. Introduction.

Internet Explorer is a well-known HTTP browser, and like others it can use
more protocols, for example FTP. The security historial of this navigator is
really cool and we are glad for the excelent work done by Microsoft. We love
your (in)security features.



II. Description.

When you save a file from an FTP server to a local folder it is saved on
'local_folder/file_name', consequently if the name of the file contains
'../', the real destination of the file changes. Despite it is imposible to
create a file with '../' characters an FTP server can reply a LIST request
with this char on filenames, so a malicious FTP server can modify the folder
where the downloaded file will be stored.

Of the three possible ways of downloading a file only two are affected by
this bug; the left-click and save-as procedure and dragging the file. The one
that is unaffected is the double-click procedure.



III. Exploit

You can use the very-tiny and malicious FTP server attached in this mail to
check the vulnerability. It's easy to use './ftpd-iexpl localfile
remotefile', where localfile is a file on the FTP server and localfile is the
path where the will be stored on the attacked system. If you try to overwrite
a file the Internet Explorer show a confirmation message, so is better for
explotation purposes to create new files, but It's not a problem to execute
arbitrari code because you can create, for example, startup files on 'C:
\Documents and settings\All Users\Start menu\Programs\Start' that will be
executed after next user login.

However Internet Explorer shows the complete name of the file, including the
'../' characters so It's unlikely that it will not arise suspicions, but you
can put the malicious file into a FTP folder and waiting for victim dragging
the folder.



IV. Patch

Don't use Internet Explorer and turn to Firefox world.


V. Timeline

06/12/2004 - Bug discovered
23/12/2004 - Advisor released
25/12/2004 - Noel; uoh! ouh! ouh!


VI. Extra data

You can find more 7a69ezine advisories on this following link:

http://www.7a69ezine.org/avisos/propios [spanish info]
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