CVE-2005-1559 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ip parameter of nslookup.cgi or ping.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-2005-1559?
CVE-2005-1559 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web module in Neteyes Nexusway allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via hex-encoded shell metacharacters in the ip parameter for (1) nslookup.cgi or (2) ping.cgi.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1559?
How do I fix CVE-2005-1559?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1559 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-2005-1559 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1559 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frf8-4rpf-9wvh.