# CVE-2005-2849: Command injection in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67pj-hwx8-33wx

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2005-2849 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-4081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4081/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4001/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-2847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2847/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-0431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0431/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4082/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2849 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2849/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2849

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2849/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.