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>> MetaGauge HTTP Request Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Title : MetaGauge HTTP Request Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2747
CVE ID : CVE-2008-4421
CWE ID : CWE-22
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-10-07
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A vulnerability has been identified in MetaGauge, which could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an input validation error when processing user-supplied HTTP requests sent to port 2004/TCP, which could be exploited to disclose the contents of arbitrary files on an affected system via directory traversal attacks.
Affected Products
Hammer Software MetaGauge version 1.0.0.17 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version :
http://dl.hammer-software.com/metagauge.zip
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2747
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Brad Antoniewicz.
ChangeLog
2008-10-07 : Initial release
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