CVE-2004-2284 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename argument in OpenWebmail's vacation.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-2004-2284?

CVE-2004-2284 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The read_list_from_file function in vacation.pl for OpenWebmail before 2.32 20040629 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2284?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open Webmail Open Webmail.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2284 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-2004-2284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3m4j-hh92-238g.

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