CVE-2005-2420 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on FtpLocate servers via shell metacharacters in HTTP GET requests to flsearch.pl.
- 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-2005-2420?
CVE-2005-2420 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
flsearch.pl in FtpLocate 2.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an HTTP GET request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2420?
How do I fix CVE-2005-2420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2420 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-2005-2420 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2420 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vjx-7xrg-rpp3.