CVE-2001-0400 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the email address field of the nph-maillist.pl script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0400?
CVE-2001-0400 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
nph-maillist.pl allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters ("`") in the email address.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Matt Tourtillott Nph-Maillist.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0400?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2001-0400 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0400 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f57r-p9qq-cc4q.