CVE-2008-0932: Input Validation

First published: Thu Feb 21 2008(Updated: )

Description of problem: The Diatheke CGI allows arbitrary command execution in the context of the webserver, e.g. www-data by simply abusing the range parameter. For example, &amp;range=`yes` will consume tons of resources on the affected webserver. Escalation of privleges and command shells are left as an exercise to the reader. From Debian: <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=466449">http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=466449</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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