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Netquery "host" Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16523
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Release Date:
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2005-08-23
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Last Update:
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2006-11-14
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Popularity:
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4,634 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: | Netquery 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2684
CVE-2006-5661
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Description:
rgod has discovered a vulnerability in Netquery, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "host" parameter in nquser.php is not properly sanitised before being used as command line argument to the "dig" command. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary shell commands via the "|" character.
Successful exploitation requires that "magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 3.11. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 3.2.
http://virtech.org/tools/index.html
Provided and/or discovered by:
rgod
Changelog:
2005-08-25: Added CVE reference.
2006-01-10: Fixed version released by vendor. Updated "Solution Status" and "Solution" sections.
2006-11-14: Added CVE reference.
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