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Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire AppScan 7.0 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument…
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A curated feed of “Arbitrary File Write”-related CVEs appears below. We currently track 1322 CVEs for this tag (all time). In the last 365 days, 119 were published. Average CVSS is 5.9 (all time; 7.6 over 365d), and 35% are rated High/Critical (all time). Top CWEs (last 365 days): CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'), CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal.
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Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in certain ActiveX controls in WatchFire AppScan 7.0 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument…
The NNSTAT (aka SYSPROC.NNSTAT) procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via the log file para…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Zune allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveToFile method. NOTE: the victim must explici…
vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
aptlinex before 0.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gambas-apt.lock temporary file.
db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.5 before Fix Pack 1, 9.1 before Fix Pack 4a, and 8 before FixPak 16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files vi…
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
The IBizEBank.FIProfile.1 ActiveX control in fiprofile20.ocx in IBiz E-Banking Integrator (formerly IBiz OFX Integrator) 2.0.2932 exposes the unsafe WriteOFXDataFile method, which allows remote attac…
Directory traversal vulnerability in 2X TFTP service (TFTPd.exe) 3.2.0.0 and earlier in 2X ThinClientServer 5.0_sp1-r3497 and earlier allows remote attackers to read or overwrite arbitrary files via…
The ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttp.1 and ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttpRequest.1 ActiveX controls in ChilkatHttp.dll 2.4.0.0, 2.3.0.0, and earlier in ChilkatHttp ActiveX expose the unsafe SaveLastError method, whi…
The (1) ltmmCaptureCtrl Class, (2) ltmmConvertCtrl Class, and (3) ltmmPlayCtrl Class ActiveX controls (ltmm15.dll 15.1.0.17 and earlier) in LEADTOOLS Multimedia Toolkit 15 allow attackers to overwrit…
The prerm script in axyl 2.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the axyl.conf temporary file.
The File Check Utility (fcheck.exe) in ASG-Sentry Network Manager 7.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or overwrite arbitrary files via a query str…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server in PacketTrap Networks pt360 Tool Suite 1.1.33.1.0, and other versions before 2.0.3900.0, allows remote attackers to read and overwrite arbitrary…
acroread in Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files related to SSL certificate handling.
The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0…
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE:…
wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.[USERID] temporary file.
Directory traversal vulnerability in MoinMoin 1.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the MOIN_ID user ID in a cookie for a userform action. NOTE…
wml_backend/p1_ipp/ipp.src in Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ipp.$$.tmp temporary file.
Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) the /tmp/pe.tmp.$$ temporary file used by wml_contrib/wmg.cgi and (2) temporary files us…
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in dmclTrace.jsp in EMC Documentum Administrator 5.3.0.313 and Webtop 5.3.0.317 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the filename attribute.
Multiple ActiveX controls in MailBee.dll in MailBee Objects 5.5 allow remote attackers to (1) overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveToDisk method, or (2) modify files via the AddStringToFile method.
cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing mul…
The browser plugin in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the :demuxdump-file option in a filename in a playlist, or (2) a EXTVLCOPT statement in an MP3 f…
ClamAV 0.92 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files used by the cli_gentempfd function in libclamav/others.c or on (2) .ascii files used by sigtool…
The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.25 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 does not restrict certain permissions for web applications, which allows attac…
Directory traversal vulnerability in CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted HTTP response.
pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PD…
Directory traversal vulnerability in upload.dll in BadBlue 2.72b and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
sylprint.pl in claws mail tools (claws-mail-tools) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the sylprint.[USER].[PID] temporary file.
Util/difflog.pl in zsh 4.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
buttonpressed.sh in scanbuttond 0.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) scan.pnm and (2) scan.jpg temporary files.
feynmf.pl in feynmf 1.08, as used in TeXLive 2007, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the feynmf$$.pl temporary file.
CoolKey 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in the /tmp/.pk11ipc1/ directory.
The e_hostname function in commands.c in BitchX 1.1a allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files when using the (1) HOSTNAME or (2) IRCHOST command.
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Regist…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the EDraw Flowchart ActiveX control in EDImage.ocx 2.0.2005.1104 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary contents via a…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name…
hugin, as used on various operating systems including SUSE openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the hugin_debug_optim_results.txt temporary…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in PBEmail7Ax.dll in PBEmail 7 ActiveX Edition allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in…
The (1) tramp-make-temp-file and (2) tramp-make-tramp-temp-file functions in Tramp 2.1.10 extension for Emacs, and possibly earlier 2.1.x versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via…
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Pegasus Imaging ImagXpress 8.0 allow remote attackers to (1) delete arbitrary files via the CacheFile attribute in the ThumbnailXpres.1 ActiveX con…
Unspecified vulnerability in the Boost module before 4.7.x-1.0, and 5.x before 5.x-1.0, for Drupal allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files, and conduct cross-site scripting att…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CLAVSetting.CLSetting.1 ActiveX control in CLAVSetting.DLL 1.00.1829 in the CLAVSetting module in CyberLink PowerDVD 7.0 allows remote attackers to create or…
guilt 0.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a guilt.log.[PID] temporary file.
Directory traversal vulnerability in rxRPC.dll in CA (Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 through r11.5 allows remote attackers to upload and overwrite arbi…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the EbCrypt.eb_c_PRNGenerator.1 ActiveX control in EBCRYPT.DLL 2.0.0.2087 and earlier in EB Design ebCrypt allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbi…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remote attackers to force a download, and create or overwrite ar…
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in the MW6QRCode.QRCode.1 ActiveX control in MW6QRCode.dll in MW6 Technologies QRCode ActiveX 3.0.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to create or…
Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) .IMG or (2) .…
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in download.php in Chupix CMS 0.2.3 allow remote attackers to read or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) fichier or (2) repertoire pa…
Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or over…
Directory traversal vulnerability in Enriva Development Magellan Explorer 3.32 build 2305 and earlier allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename…
Directory traversal vulnerability in X-Diesel Unreal Commander 0.92 build 565 and 573 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename. NOTE: this ca…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in Total Commander before 7.02 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" (dot dot backslash) sequences in a filena…
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition ActiveX control before 10 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified arguments to the (…
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temp…
Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory s…
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in the nvUtility.Utility.1 ActiveX control in nvUtility.dll 1.0.14.0 in ACTi Network Video Recorder (NVR) SP2 2.0 allow remote attackers to (1) create…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot)…
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Unreal Commander 0.92 build 565 and 573 allow user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename wi…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot)…
The RenderV2ToFile function in tag_file.cpp in id3lib (aka libid3) 3.8.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file whose name is constructed from the na…
lib/Locale/Po4a/Po.pm in po4a before 0.32 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gettextization.failed.po temporary file.
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.1.199.1 in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files vi…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full path…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges,…
The Visionsoft Audit on Demand Service (VSAOD) in Visionsoft Audit 12.4.0.0 does not require authentication for (1) the "LOG." command, which allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathn…
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the clInetSuiteX6.clWebDav ActiveX control in CLINETSUITEX6.OCX in Clever Internet ActiveX Suite 6.2 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary…
The set_default_speeds function in backend/backend.c in NVidia NVClock before 0.8b2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvclock temporary file.
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Data Dynamics ActiveReport (ActiveReports) ActiveX control in actrpt2.dll 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files v…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Data Dynamics DDActiveReports2.ActiveReport.2 (ActiveReports) ActiveX control in arpro2.dll in ActiveReports 2.0 Professional Edition 2.5.0.1308 (SP5 RC)…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in PGPBBox.dll in EldoS SecureBlackbox (sbb) 5.1.0.112 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pat…
The Nonnoi ASP/Barcode ActiveX control (nonnoi_ASPBarcode.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an argument to the SaveBarcode function.
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in hpqvwocx.dll 2.1.0.556 in Hewlett-Packard (HP) Digital Imaging allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via…
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Chilkat Software Chilkat Zip ActiveX control in ChilkatZip2.dll 12.4.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathnam…
The (1) getRule and (2) getChains functions in server/rules.cpp in fireflierd (fireflier-server) in FireFlier 1.1.6 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/fir…
The populate_conns function in src/populate_conns.c in GSAMBAD 0.1.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gsambadtmp temporary file.
Absolute path traversal in a certain ActiveX control in hpqxml.dll 2.0.0.133 in Hewlett-Packard (HP) Photo Digital Imaging allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the argum…
A certain ActiveX control in NCTWavChunksEditor2.dll 2.6.1.148 in NCTAudioStudio (NCTAudioStudio2) 2.7, as used by Sienzo DMM and probably other products, allows remote attackers to create or overwri…
A certain ActiveX control in Avaxswf.dll 1.0.0.1 in Civitech Avax Vector 1.3 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the WriteMovie metho…
The NCTAudioEditor2 ActiveX control in NCTWMAFile2.dll 2.6.2.157, as distributed in NCTAudioEditor and NCTAudioStudio 2.7, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the CreateFile meth…
The TEC-IT TBarCode OCX ActiveX control (TBarCode7.ocx) 7.0.2.3524 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveImage method.
A certain ActiveX control in LeadTools Raster Variant Object Library (LTRVR14e.dll) 14.5.0.44 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteDataToFile method.
Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attri…
The PrecisionID Barcode 1.9 ActiveX control in PrecisionID_Barcode.dll, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname to the SaveToFile fu…
The DB Software Laboratory DeWizardX (DEWizardAX.ocx) ActiveX control allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveToFile function.
xfs_fsr in xfsdump creates a .fsr temporary directory with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files on xfs filesystems.
A certain ActiveX control in Morovia Barcode ActiveX Professional 3.3.1304 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by calling the Save method with an arbitrary filename.
Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Window…
Directory traversal vulnerability in Acubix PicoZip 4.02 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the file path in an (1) GZ, (2) TAR, (3) RAR…
Directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in KTorrent before 2.1.3 only checks for the ".." string, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via modified ".." sequences in a…
The Linux Security Auditing Tool (LSAT) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using /tmp/lsat1.lsat.
The ndeb-binary feature in Lookup (lookup-el) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
netserver in netperf 2.4.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/netperf.debug.
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 creates files insecurely while initializing a USB printer, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.
Directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in KTorrent before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via ".." sequences in a torrent filename.
Directory traversal vulnerability in SQL-Ledger, and LedgerSMB before 1.1.5, allows remote attackers to read and overwrite arbitrary files, and execute arbitrary code, via . (dot) characters adjacent…
Certain setuid DB2 binaries in IBM DB2 before 9 Fix Pack 2 for Linux and Unix allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the DB2DIAG.LOG temporary file.
gnucash 2.0.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) gnucash.trace, (2) qof.trace, and (3) qof.trace.[PID] temporary files.
Directory traversal vulnerability in clamd in Clam AntiVirus ClamAV before 0.90 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id MIME header parameter in a multi-part…
Distributed SLS daemon (SLSd) on HP-UX B.11.11 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a crafted RPC request.
Unspecified vulnerability in Nexuiz 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to read and overwrite arbitrary files via the gamedir command.
The gencert.sh script, when installing OpenLDAP before 2.1.30-r10, 2.2.x before 2.2.28-r7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.30-r2 as an ebuild in Gentoo Linux, does not create temporary directories in /tmp secur…
The extract_files function in installer.rb in RubyGems before 0.9.1 does not check whether files exist before overwriting them, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary file…
Undercover.app/Contents/Resources/uc in Rixstep Undercover allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, probably related to a race condition.
GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.
The jail rc.d script in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.2 does not verify pathnames when writing to /var/log/console.log during a jail start-up, or when file systems are mounted or unmounted, which allows local…
Directory traversal vulnerability in the GeoIP_update_database_general function in libGeoIP/GeoIPUpdate.c in GeoIP 1.4.0 allows remote malicious update servers (possibly only update.maxmind.com) to o…
The Perforce client does not restrict the set of files that it overwrites upon receiving a request from the server, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by modifying the client…
The Remote Installation Service (RIS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 uses a TFTP server that allows anonymous access, which allows remote attackers to upload and overwrite arbitrary files to gain priv…
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php for TorrentFlux 2.2 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via sequences in the alias_file parameter.
GNU tar 1.16 and 1.15.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a tar file that contains a GNUTYPE_NAMES record with a symbolic link, which is no…
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in plugins/wp-db-backup.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to read or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequen…
Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in db/txt.inc.php in phpPowerCards 2.10, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the…
Race condition in the safe_open function in the Mutt mail client 1.5.12 and earlier, when creating temporary files in an NFS filesystem, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files due to limitat…
The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which…