CVE-2012-3501 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SquidClamav daemon by sending URLs with specific characters, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2012-3501?
CVE-2012-3501 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The squidclamav_check_preview_handler function in squidclamav.c in SquidClamav 5.x before 5.8 and 6.x before 6.7 passes an unescaped URL to a system command call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a URL with certain characters, as demonstrated using %0D or %0A.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3501?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Darold Squidclamav.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3501 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-2012-3501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-88mf-3qc6-6m7p.