Karrigell denial of service
| karrigel-dos (21668) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Karrigell is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could use a Karrigell services (.ks) script to execute specific python built-in functions on the system to consume large amounts of CPU resources on the system or possibly to create files within the current working directory.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Karrigell (2.1.8 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
References:
- Karrigell Web page: Karrigell.
- SourceForge.net: Project: Karrigell: File List.
- BID-14463: Karrigell KS File Arbitrary Python Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2483: Eval injection vulnerability in Karrigell before 2.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via modified arguments to a Karrigell services (.ks) script, which can reference functions from libraries that are used by that script.
- OSVDB ID: 18506: Karrigell Python Namespace Arbitrary Command Execution
- SA16319: Karrigell Python Namespace Exposure Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Karrigell Karrigell prior to 2.1.8
- Microsoft .NET Windows Server Standard
Reported:
Aug 03, 2005
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