CVE-2019-14417 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

A malicious user can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges in the VRP virtual machine via DNS functionality.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-14417?

CVE-2019-14417 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Veritas Resiliency Platform (VRP) before 3.4 HF1. An arbitrary command execution vulnerability allows a malicious VRP user to execute commands with root privilege within the VRP virtual machine, related to DNS functionality.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14417?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Veritas Resiliency Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14417?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14417 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-2019-14417 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pp8g-vhq4-49jm.

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