CVE-2005-4815 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published 21 Nov 2006 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on SAP R/3 systems by sending a malicious UDP packet to the gateway service.

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-2005-4815?

CVE-2005-4815 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP 6.4 before 6.40 patch 4, 6.2 before 6.20 patch 1364, 4.6 before 4.6D patch 1767, 45 before 45B patch 913, 40 before 40B patch 1008, and 31 before 31I patch 735 do not properly restrict process execution by lnaxdm/sapsys, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain UDP packet that ends with the name of a local executable file, aka the "FX SAP R/3 gwrd vuln."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4815?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Sap R 3.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4815 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-2005-4815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qff-4q86-c9p7.