CVE-2006-4081 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Barracuda Spam Firewalls via shell metacharacters in the email preview feature.

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-2006-4081?

CVE-2006-4081 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

preview_email.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) 3.3.01.001 through 3.3.03.053 allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters ("|" pipe symbol) in the file parameter. NOTE: the attack can be extended to arbitrary commands by the presence of CVE-2006-4000.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4081?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Barracuda Networks Barracuda Spam Firewall.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4081 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-2006-4081 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4081 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c7vp-rjm4-r724.

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