Finger Server input checking allows remote execution of commands
| finger-server-input (4006) |  High Risk |
Description:
Daniel Beckham's Finger Server could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. The Finger Server is a Web based, "pseudo" Unix finger server for providing .plan functionality through a Web site. Due to insufficient input checking, a remote attacker could execute shell commands on the server with privileges of the Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- Daniel Beckham, Finger Server 0.80BETA
- Daniel Beckham, Finger Server 0.81BETA
- Daniel Beckham, Finger Server 0.82BETA
- Daniel Beckham, Finger Server 0.83BETA
Remedy:
This issue has been corrected in versions 0.84BETA and above.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Feb 04 2000 - 05:36:55 CST, "The Finger Server" at http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-02/0021.html.
- The Finger Server Web site, The Finger Server at http://www.glazed.org/finger/.
- BID-974: Finger Server Pipe Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0128: The Finger Server 0.82 allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters.
- OSVDB ID: 7610: The Finger Server Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution
Reported:
Feb 04, 2000
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