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>> DOSBox "mount" Command Security Bypass and System Access Issue
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Title : DOSBox "mount" Command Security Bypass and System Access Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-4170
CVE ID : CVE-2007-6328
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-12-11
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A vulnerability has been identified in DOSBox, which could be exploited by attackers or malware to bypass security restrictions and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a design error where the application does not restrict access to the "mount" command in the emulated environment, which could be exploited by malicious binaries to evade the virtual machine and gain unauthorized access to the physical filesystem.
Affected Products
DOSBox version 0.72 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4170
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dosboxxx-adv.txt
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Luigi Auriemma.
ChangeLog
2007-12-11 : Initial release
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