Beagle indexing command execution
| beagle-indexing-command-execution (26104) |  High Risk |
Description:
Beagle could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands caused by insecure indexing. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a helper application to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Beagle (0.2.5 or later), available from the Beagle Web site. See References.
References:
- Chris Evans Security Advisory CESA-2006-002 - rev 1: beagle insecure command line construction.
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 189282 : Beagle command line injection.
- BID-17611: Beagle Helper Applications Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1865: Argument injection vulnerability in Beagle before 0.2.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted filenames that inject command line arguments when Beagle launches external helper applications while indexing.
- OSVDB ID: 24938: Beagle External Helper Commandline Argument Injection
- SA19778: Beagle Commandline Argument Injection Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2006:009: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Beagle Beagle prior to 0.2.5
- RedHat Linux
Reported:
Apr 18, 2006
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