F5 Networks FirePass myactivation.php3 command execution
| firepass-myactivation-command-execution (34708) |  High Risk |
Description:
F5 Networks FirePass could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the myactivation.php3 script. An attacker could inject arbitrary shell commands using the username parameter containing shell metacharacters, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply hotfix HF-75705-76003-1, available from the F5 Networks, Inc. Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 04 2007 - 04:22:48 CDT : S21Sec-035: F5 FirePass command execution vulnerability.
- F5 Networks, Inc. Web site: F5 - Signon.
- BID-24306: F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN My.Activiation.PHP3 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3097: my.activation.php3 in F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via shell metacharacters in the username parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 35246: F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN my.activation.php3 username Variable Arbitrary Command Injection
- SA25563: F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN "username" Command Injection
- SECTRACK ID: 1018190: F5 FirePass Input Validation Flaw in `my.activation.php3` Permits Remote Command Execution
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2073: F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN username Parameter Command Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- F5 FirePass 4100
Reported:
Jun 04, 2007
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