NetBSD global package allows remote user to execute commands
| global-execute-remote-commands (5424) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Global package could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, due to a vulnerability in the CGI interface. The Global CGI interface fails to properly handle quoted and escaped characters. By sending a specially-crafted format string to the CGI interface, a remote attacker can execute shell commands on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of global (4.0.1 or later), available from the Tama Communications Corporation Web site, or from The NetBSD packages collection (pkgsrc). See References.
References:
- FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:64: global port allows remote compromise through CGI script.
- NetBSD Documentation: The NetBSD packages collection (pkgsrc).
- NetBSD Security Advisory 2000-014: Global-3.55 allows world-wide executable cgi.
- Tama Communications Corporation Web site: Getting GLOBAL.
- BID-1854: Multiple Vendor BSD Global Port Package CGI Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0952: global.cgi CGI program in Global 3.55 and earlier on NetBSD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
- OSVDB ID: 6486: Multiple Vendor Global global.cgi Command Execution
Platforms Affected:
- NetBSD NetBSD
- Tama Communications Corporation Global ports package 3.55 and prior
Reported:
Oct 26, 2000
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