CVE-2009-2288 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Nagios servers via shell metacharacters in ping or traceroute parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-2288?
CVE-2009-2288 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) ping or (2) Traceroute parameters.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2288?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (3)
nagios Red Hat:hpc_solution:1.0 | All versions | 0:2.12-3.el5 |
nagios-debuginfo Red Hat:hpc_solution:1.0 | All versions | 0:2.12-3.el5 |
nagios-devel Red Hat:hpc_solution:1.0 | All versions | 0:2.12-3.el5 |
Products include Nagios Nagios.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2288?
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-2009-2288 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2288 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-1825-1, GHSA-3j95-hrrj-gfw8, RHSA-2009:1141.