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tattle "getemails()" Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15582
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Release Date:
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2005-06-08
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Last Update:
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2005-06-15
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Popularity:
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4,780 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | tattle 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1960
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Description:
b0iler has reported a vulnerability in tattle, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in "getemails()" where certain log information is not properly sanitised before being used in a shell expression. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary shell commands by e.g. attempting to login with a specially crafted username via FTP.
Solution:
Update to version 0.3.0 or later:
http://sodaphish.com/files/tattle
Provided and/or discovered by:
b0iler
Changelog:
2005-06-12: Updated "Solution" section.
2005-06-15: Added CVE reference.
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