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Karrigell Python Namespace Exposure Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16319
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Release Date:
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2005-08-03
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Last Update:
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2005-08-08
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Popularity:
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6,244 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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: | Karrigell 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2483
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Description:
Radovan Garabik has reported a vulnerability in Karrigell, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused to missing validation of user-supplied input and can be exploited to execute certain python built-in functions via a karrigell services (.ks) script. This can be exploited to call python built-in functions that consume large amounts of resources or to create files in the current working directory of the server.
Solution:
The vulnerability has reportedly been fixed in version 2.1.8.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Radovan Garabik
Changelog:
2005-08-08: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/fo...?thread_id=7863293&forum_id=32318
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