CVE-2006-2550 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by injecting shell metacharacters into a podcast URL, which are processed when the application saves the URL to a log file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2550?
CVE-2006-2550 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
perlpodder before 0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the URL of a podcast, which are executed when saving the URL to a log file. NOTE: the wget vector is already covered by CVE-2006-2548.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2550?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Perlpodder Perlpodder.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2550 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-2006-2550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rx5g-x54m-g5jh.