IBM TFTP Server for Java vulnerability

[Patrick Medhurst]

Vulnerability:

The IBM alphaWorks TFTP Server for Java available at 
http://alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/TFTP  is vulnerable to a standard directory traversal 
attack (i.e. ../../).

Vendor Response:

The vendor was contacted on 19 June 2001 and responded on 20 June 2001 as follows:
"We will take a look at the issue and fix it as soon as possible".

Further correspondence requesting when a fix will be released has been ignored.

Solution:

None.