Vacation ftpfile command execution
| vacation-ftpfile-command-execution (18855) |  High Risk |
Description:
Vacation could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of command lines in the ftpfile suid root program. A local attacker could supply a malicious command line argument to execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of vacation (1.42 or later), available from the SquirrelMail Vacation plug-in Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 11 2005 - 05:50:14 CST : Squirrelmail vacation v0.15 local root exploit.
- SquirrelMail Vacation plug-in Web page: SquirrelMail Vacation plug-in.
- BID-12222: SquirrelMail Vacation Plugin FTPFile Input Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0183: ftpfile in the Vacation plugin 0.15 and earlier for Squirrelmail allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command line argument.
- SA13791: SquirrelMail Vacation Plugin Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1012866: Squirrelmail Vacation Plugin Lets Local Users Execute Arbitrary Commands With Root Privileges
Platforms Affected:
- SquirrelMail Vacation 0.15 and prior
Reported:
Jan 11, 2005
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