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Test case 156530

Description

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not neutralize absolute path sequences such as '/abs/path' that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This test takes in a filename to read. Since the provided filename isn't checked to ensure it doesn't contain an absolute path, it allows reading of any file on the system.
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- Base program: Coffee MUD
- Source Taint: SOCKET
- Data Type: ARRAY
- Data Flow: ADDRESS_AS_CONSTANT
- Control Flow: INTERRUPT

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