AFFLIB multiple shell command execution
| afflib-multiple-command-execution (33964) |  High Risk |
Description:
AFFLIB and applications using the affected library could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the tools/afconvert.cpp or the aimage/ident.cpp file. An attacker could inject arbitrary shell commands via various parameters containing shell metacharacters, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Simson Garfinkel and Basis Technology Corp, AFFLIB 2.2.8 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- AFFLIB Web site, AFF: The Advanced Forensic Format at http://www.afflib.org/index.php.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Apr 27 2007 - 12:40:12 CDT , AFFLIB(TM): Multiple Shell Metacharacter Injections at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-04/0475.html.
- CVE-2007-2055: AFFLIB 2.2.8 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters involving (1) certain command line parameters in tools/afconvert.cpp and (2) arguments to the get_parameter function in aimage/ident.cpp. NOTE: it is unknown if the get_parameter vector (2) is ever called.
Reported:
Apr 27, 2007
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