Name: yyT116575			Date: 10/12/2001


java version "1.4.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta2-b76)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta2-b76, mixed mode)


The method File.getCanonicalPath sometimes leaves updir (..) patterns
in paths for illegal input paths. For example, the path "a\...\...\b", when
canonicalized becomes "C:\a\..\..\b".
 
Since the path is illegal, the transformation of the "..." sequences to ".."
allows parent directories to be traversed. The getCanonicalPath method
can be used to do file security checks, without a SecurityManager. With 
this defect, security can be compromised.

public class CanonicalTest {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    System.out.println(new File(args[0]).getCanonicalPath());
  }
}

C:\>java CanonicalTest a\...\...\b
C:\a\..\..\b
(Review ID: 133660) 
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