CVE-2002-1874 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 28 Jun 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on AstroCam systems via shell metacharacters in HTTP requests to astrocam.cgi.

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-2002-1874?

CVE-2002-1874 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

astrocam.cgi in AstroCam 0.9-1-1 through 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an HTTP request. NOTE: earlier disclosures stated that the affected versions were 1.7.1 through 2.1.2, but the vendor explicitly stated that these were incorrect.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1874?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Astrocam Astrocam.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1874 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-2002-1874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hf87-4rwf-j97v.