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Alkalay man-cgi "topic" Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16887
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Release Date:
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2005-09-21
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Last Update:
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2005-10-04
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Popularity:
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4,721 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | Alkalay man-cgi
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3094
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Description:
sullo has discovered a vulnerability in Alkalay man-cgi, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "topic" parameter in "man-cgi.cgi" isn't properly sanitised before being used in an "exec()" call. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands via the "|" pipe character.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in the latest available version. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
Provided and/or discovered by:
sullo
Changelog:
2005-10-04: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.cirt.net/advisories/alkalay.shtml
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