CVE-2006-6244 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on freePBX by injecting shell metacharacters into caller ID fields, requiring immediate patching.
- 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-2006-6244?
CVE-2006-6244 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Coalescent Systems freePBX (formerly Asterisk Management Portal) before 2.2.0rc1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) CALLERID(name) or (2) CALLERID(number).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Coalescent Systems Freepbx.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6244 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-2006-6244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-283x-5p3j-2ppc.