CVE-2002-1536 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the Molly IRC bot via shell metacharacters in various script variables.
- 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-2002-1536?
CVE-2002-1536 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Molly IRC bot 0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the $host variable for nslookup.pl, (2) the $to, $from, or $message variables in pop.pl, (3) the $words or $text variables in sms.pl, or (4) the $server or $printer variables in hpled.pl.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hans Persson Molly.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1536?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1536 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-2002-1536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1536 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cj5-j235-9429.