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Portcullis Security Advisory 06-041

2007-07-1100:00:00
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Portcullis Security Advisory 06-041

Vulnerable System:

Visionsoft Audit

Vulnerability Title:

Ths VSAOD server allows unauthenticated ini file overwrites.

Vulnerability discovery and development:

Portcullis Security Testing Services discovered this vulnerability during an
application assessment.
Further research was then carried out post assessment.

Credit for Discovery:

Tim Brown - Portcullis Computer Security Ltd.

Affected systems:

All known versions of Audit, this vulnerability was discovered for version
12.4.0.0.

Details:

It is possible to overwrite the ini file on the remote VSAOD server using the
following unauthenticated exchange:

client> SETTINGSFILE
client> <whatever you like>
client> END

Impact:

This can be used by an attacker to prevent the remote VSAOD server from starting
in future or to otherwise change its configuration.

Exploit:

Exploit code is not required.

Vendor Status:

Contacted [email protected]

e-mailed - 16th January 2007
e-mailed - 26th February 2007
e-mailed - 15th March 2007

Copyright:

Copyright Portcullis Computer Security Limited 2006, All rights reserved
worldwide.
Permission is hereby granted for the electronic redistribution of this
information. It is not to be edited or altered in any way without the express
written consent of Portcullis Computer Security Limited.

Disclaimer:

The information herein contained may change without notice. Use of this
information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO
warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any
use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the
author/distributor (Portcullis Computer Security Limited) be held liable for any
damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this
information.