6486 : Multiple Vendor Global global.cgi Command Execution
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Disclosure

Oct 24, 2000

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

The Global package global.cgi contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary shell commands. The issue is triggered due to due to insufficient handling of quoted or escaped characters in this version, and command line arguments are then handed off to shell commands. It is possible that the flaw may allow remote command execution resulting in a loss of integrity

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to the newest version of global-4.0.1, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s):
modify the file
'HTML/cgi-bin/global.cgi' around line 35, and change the generated HTML
from:
$pattern =~ s/'//g; # to shut security hole
to
$pattern =~ s/"//g; # to shut security hole

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Global

3.55

FreeBSD Project

Global

3.55

International Business Machines Corporation

Global

3.55

Linux

Global

3.55

NetBSD Foundation, Inc.

Global

3.55

OpenBSD

Global

3.55

References

ISS X-Force ID: 5424
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:64.global.asc ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-014.txt.asc
CVE ID: 2000-0952 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://www.tamacom.com/global/

Tools & Filters

Snort	2210

Credit

Shigio Yamaguchi - shigiotamacom.com -

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