CVE-2018-17565 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary system commands and gain root access via shell metacharacter injection in the SSH configuration interface of Grandstream VoIP phones.

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-2018-17565?

CVE-2018-17565 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Shell Metacharacter Injection in the SSH configuration interface on Grandstream GXP16xx VoIP 1.0.4.128 phones allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands and gain a root shell.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17565?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Grandstream Gxp1610 Firmware, Grandstream Gxp1615 Firmware, Grandstream Gxp1620 Firmware, Grandstream Gxp1625 Firmware, Grandstream Gxp1628 Firmware, Grandstream Gxp1630 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17565 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-2018-17565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vcg4-x5rp-q29x.

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