# CVE-2004-1231: Directory traversal vulnerability in Gadu-Gadu allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Gadu-Gadu allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a DCC connection with a CTCP packet that contains a 1 as the type and a 4 as the subtype.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110295777306493&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18461
- http://www.man.poznan.pl/~security/gg-adv.txt

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