19519 : Avi Alkalay man-cgi topic Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
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Disclosure

Sep 12, 2005

Discovery

Sep 12, 2005

Dates

Exploit

Sep 25, 2005

Solution

Unknown

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Description

man-cgi contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands on the server. The issue is triggered when a semi-colon is entered into the 'topic' variable. This flaw may lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Avi Alkalay

man-cgi

7 Feb 2000

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 16887
Related OSVDB ID: 19520 19521 19522 19879
CVE ID: 2005-3094 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://www.alkalay.net/software/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.cirt.net/advisories/alkalay.shtml

Tools & Filters

Nessus	19780

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Sullo - sullocirt.net - cirt.net

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