CVE-2008-2157 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on EMC AlphaStor via a crafted packet to TCP port 3500.

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-2008-2157?

CVE-2008-2157 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

robotd in the Library Manager in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 SP1 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an unspecified string field in a packet to TCP port 3500.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2157?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Corporation Alphastor.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2157?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2157 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-2008-2157 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2157 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3gxc-fc6m-v573.

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