CVE-2012-1841
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAbsolute path traversal vulnerability in logShow.htm on the Quantum Scalar i500 tape library with firmware before i7.0.3 (604G.GS00100), also distributed as the Dell ML6000 tape library with firmware before A20-00 (590G.GS00100), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAbsolute path traversal vulnerability in logShow.htm web script on Quantum Scalar i500 and Dell ML6000 tape libraries allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the filesystem by supplying a full pathname in the 'file' parameter, without proper input validation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= i7.0.2= i2= i3= i3.1= i4= i5= i5.1= i6= i6.1= i7= i7.0.1= sp4= 5u= 14u= 23u= 585g.gs003= 32u= 41u= 5u= 14u= 23uCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the tape library modelAccess the device's web management interface or check the physical device label/model number. Look for Quantum Scalar i500 or Dell Powervault ML6000/ML6010/ML6020/ML6030 designations.Affected if The device is NOT one of these models: Quantum Scalar I500, Dell Powervault ML6000, ML6010, ML6020, or ML6030.
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Check Quantum Scalar i500 firmware versionLog into the Quantum Scalar i500 web interface and navigate to the System Status or About section to view the firmware version.Affected if The firmware version is i2, i3, i3.1, i4, i5, i5.1, i6, i6.1, i7, i7.0.1, i7.0.2, or sp4 (any version <= i7.0.2).
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Check Dell ML6000 firmware versionLog into the Dell Powervault ML6000 web interface and navigate to the System Status or About section to view the firmware version.Affected if The firmware version is 585g.gs003.
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Verify web interface accessibilityAttempt to access the logShow.htm script by navigating to http(s)://[device-ip]/logShow.htm in a web browser.Affected if The logShow.htm page loads successfully and accepts a 'file' parameter.
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Test path traversal vulnerabilitySubmit a request with a full pathname in the file parameter, such as: http(s)://[device-ip]/logShow.htm?file=/etc/passwd or http(s)://[device-ip]/logShow.htm?file=C:\Windows\win.iniAffected if The server returns the contents of an arbitrary file from the filesystem instead of rejecting the request.
A user is affected if they have a Quantum Scalar i500 with firmware <= i7.0.2 or a Dell ML6000 series with firmware 585g.gs003, and the web management interface with logShow.htm is accessible and accepts arbitrary file paths in the 'file' parameter.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate firmware to version i7.0.3 or later for Quantum Scalar i500, or A20-00 or later for Dell ML6000. If patching is not immediately possible, consider network segmentation to restrict access to the tape library management interface.
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