CVSTrac allows command execution
| cvstrac-command-execute (16929) |  High Risk |
Description:
CVSTrac could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request containing commands that would be executed on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For OpenPKG:
Upgrade to the latest cvstrac package, as listed in OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.036. See References.
OpenPKG CURRENT:1.1.3-20040806 or later
OpenPKG 2.1: 1.1.3-2.1.1 or later
OpenPKG 2.0: 1.1.2-2.0.1 or later
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 05 2004 - 12:57:09 CDT : CVStrac Remote Arbitrary Code Execution exploit.
- CVSTrac Web site: CVSTrac - A Web-Based Bug And Patch-Set Tracking System.
- BID-10878: CVSTrac filediff Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1456: filediff in CVStrac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in rcsinfo.
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.036: CVSTrac
- OSVDB ID: 8373: CVSTrac filediff Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
- SA12090: CVSTrac "filediff" Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2005:014: SUSE Security Summary Report
- US-CERT VU#770816: CVSTrac fails to properly sanitize input passed to filediff
Platforms Affected:
- Open Source CVSTrac 1.1.3
- OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.0
- OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
- OpenPKG OpenPKG CURRENT
Reported:
Aug 05, 2004
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