CVE-2005-2849 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arguments to system tools to read source code, check file existence, or modify files on Barracuda Spam Firewalls.

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-2005-2849?

CVE-2005-2849 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Argument injection vulnerability in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to (1) read portions of source code via the -f option to Dig (dig_device.cgi), (2) determine file existence via the -r argument to Tcpdump (tcpdump_device.cgi) or (3) modify files in the cgi-bin directory via the -w argument to Tcpdump.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2849?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Barracuda Networks Barracuda Spam Firewall.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2849 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-2005-2849 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67pj-hwx8-33wx.

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