CVE-2002-0652 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on IRIX systems via shell metacharacters in xfsmd due to improper input filtering.
- 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-2002-0652?
CVE-2002-0652 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 1 Jul 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
xfsmd for IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.16 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters that are not properly filtered from several calls to the popen() function, such as export_fs().
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0652?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0652?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0652 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-2002-0652 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0652 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p79g-753v-646v.