CVE-2006-1079 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via shell metacharacters in htpasswd command line arguments if executed with elevated permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1079?
CVE-2006-1079 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which is used in a call to the system function. NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE. However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acme Labs Thttpd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1079 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-2006-1079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmrq-6vmh-qmmf.