Alkalay nslookup command injection
| nslookup-command-injection (22354) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
nslookup from Alkalay could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands caused by a vulnerability in the nslookup.cgi script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request containing the '|' pipe character to the nslookup.cgi script using the type, query, or ns parameters to inject arbitrary shell commands.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- nslookup Web site: Index of /software/nslookup.
- BID-14893: Alkalay.Net Multiple Scripts Arbitrary Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-3096: Avi Alkalay nslookup.cgi program, dated 16 June 2002, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 19520: Avi Alkalay nslookup.cgi query Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
- SA16880: Alkalay nslookup Shell Command Injection Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1809: Alkalay Scripts Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Alkalay nslookup
Reported:
Sep 15, 2005
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