CVE-2001-0849 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting insecure wget calls in the Viralator CGI 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-2001-0849?
CVE-2001-0849 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
viralator CGI script in Viralator 0.9pre1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL for a file being downloaded, which is insecurely passed to a call to wget.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Duncan Hall Viralator.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0849 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-2001-0849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93j4-pg2j-49rv.