CVE-2005-2178 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the olddat parameter of probe.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-2005-2178?
CVE-2005-2178 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
probe.cgi allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the olddat parameter. NOTE: it is unclear which product or vendor this program is associated with, if any.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Probe.cgi Probe.cgi.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2178 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-2005-2178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9v5-3fwx-cm33.