CVE-2005-1241 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Powertech's third-party tool, used to secure the iSeries AS/400 FTP server. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access arbitrary files, including sensitive system libraries (qsys.lib), by injecting "../" sequences into GET requests. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powertech:powerlock_networksecurity:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.