GREED "DownLoadLoop" function command execution
| greed-downloadloop-command-execution (18634) |  High Risk |
Description:
GREED (Get and Resume Elite EDition) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the 'DownLoadLoop' function. By creating a specially-crafted file name containing shell-metacharacters, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands via the 'system' call, once the file is processed.
Platforms Affected:
- FreeBSD, GREED 0.81p
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site, greed 0.81p DownloadLoop overflows COMMAND; DownloadLoop does not check for nasty characters at http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/greed.txt.
- BID-12034: GREED GRX File List Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1274: The DownloadLoop function in main.c for greed 0.81p allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GRX file containing a filename with shell metacharacters.
Reported:
Dec 15, 2004
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