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Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) PreBoot Service (novell-pbserv.exe) Remote Path Traversal File Access

High

Synopsis

Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM)contains a flaw that allows traversing outside of a restricted path. The issue is due to the PreBoot service not properly sanitizing user input, specifically path traversal style attacks (e.g. '../')]. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can read arbitrary files.

Solution

Upgrade to version 11.3 or higher.

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Risk Information

CVE ID: CVE-2013-3706
Tenable Advisory ID: TRA-2014-02
Credit:
Mak Kolybabi, Tenable Network Security
Nessus Plugin ID: 72814
Risk Factor:
High
Additional Keywords:
TID 7014213
ZDI-CAN-1595