CVE-2009-0667 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.2 Published 9 Jul 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious Perl module in a directory searched by the OCS Inventory Agent.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2009-0667?

CVE-2009-0667 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Agent/Backend.pm in Ocsinventory-Agent before 0.0.9.3, and 1.x before 1.0.1, in OCS Inventory allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Perl module in an arbitrary directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0667?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ocsinventory-Ng Ocs Inventory Ng, Ocsinventory-Ng Ocsinventory-Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0667?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2009-0667 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0667, DSA-1828-1, GHSA-w3ph-grj2-mw52.