Campas cgi-bin file executes remote commands
| http-cgi-campas (298) |  High Risk |
Description:
The campas CGI program could allow an attacker to gain root or administrator access to the host. This vulnerability also allows an attacker to alter the contents of the Web site.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Delete the campas cgi-bin script.
— AND —
Upgrade your HTTP server to the latest available version.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, 1997-07-15 18:24:31: Bug CGI campas.
- BID-1975: NCSA HTTPd campas sample script Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-0146: The campas CGI program provided with some NCSA web servers allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via encoded carriage return characters in the query string, as demonstrated by reading the password file.
Platforms Affected:
- Compaq Tru64
- Data General DG/UX
- HP HP-UX
- IBM AIX
- Linux Kernel
- NCSA NCSA Servers
- SCO SCO Unix
- SGI IRIX
- Sun Solaris
- Various vendors Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
- WindRiver BSDOS
Reported:
Sep 01, 1997
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