Filesys::SmbClientParser directory command execution
| filesyssmb-directory-command-execution (43910) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Filesys::SmbClientParser Perl module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by the improper escaping of special characters in folder names of shared directories. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted directory shared by an SMB server containing malicious shell characters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Alain Barbet, Filesys::SmbClientParser 2.1
- Alain Barbet, Filesys::SmbClientParser 2.2
- Alain Barbet, Filesys::SmbClientParser 2.3
- Alain Barbet, Filesys::SmbClientParser 2.4
- Alain Barbet, Filesys::SmbClientParser 2.5
- Alain Barbet, Filesys::SmbClientParser 2.6
- Alain Barbet, Filesys::SmbClientParser 2.7
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CPAN Web site, Filesys-SmbClientParser-2.7 at http://search.cpan.org/~alian/Filesys-SmbClientParser-2.7/.
- packet storm Web site, SmbClientParser perl module allows remote command execution at http://packetstormsecurity.org/0807-exploits/smbclientparser-exec.txt.
- BID-30290: SmbClientParser Perl Module Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3285: The Filesys::SmbClientParser module 2.7 and earlier for Perl allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary code via a folder name containing shell metacharacters.
- SA31175: Filesys::SmbClientParser Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Jul 18, 2008
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