# CVE-2007-4226: Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-08-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018521
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35807
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25214
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2840
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2986
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=118669433531027&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475667/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/39397
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26354
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30454

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