8373 : CVSTrac filediff Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
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7 months ago

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Disclosure

Aug 05, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Aug 05, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

CVStrac contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due tot he filediff command not properly sanitizing input to the rcsinfo variable. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands with the same permissions as the running server.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

CVSTrac

CVSTrac

1.1.3

References

Bugtraq ID: 10878
ISS X-Force ID: 16929
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/chngview?cn=316
http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/tktview?tn=339
Secunia Advisory ID: 12090
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0054.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0082.html
CVE ID: 2004-1456 (see also: NVD)
Security Tracker: 1010880
Vendor URL: http://www.cvstrac.org/

Tools & Filters

Nessus	14220
Snort	8084

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Richard Ngo - rtngoyahoo.com -

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