CVE-2006-5875 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in SMTP email addresses in Enemies of Carlotta.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-5875?

CVE-2006-5875 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

eoc.py in Enemies of Carlotta (EoC) before 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an "SMTP level e-mail address".

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5875?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Enemies of Carlotta Enemies of Carlotta.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5875?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2006-5875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DSA-1236-1, GHSA-5pq8-58f6-q3c9.

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