Re: Malicious file upload in .JPG or GIF format

From: bugtraq@cgisecurity.net
Date: Wed Feb 20 2008 - 16:18:40 EST


Try a poison null byte attack (http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/snort/2000-11/0248.html).

- Robert
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>
> Dear List,
>
> I'm doing Web Application Pen-Testing. In one of the pages there is an
> option to upload an image(.JPG or .GIF).
> How a hacker can exploit it and what are the chances of uploading a
> malicious .exe file (virus kind of stuff) in .JPG or .GIF format by
> changing its extension.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Whitehat
>
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