OPeNDAP URL Input Validation Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017983 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017983
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-2355
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: May 19 2008
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Original Entry Date: Apr 30 2007
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): Server3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in OPeNDAP. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The system does not properly validate user-supplied URLs before passing the URL as a parameter to a CURL function call. A remote user can send a specially crafted URL to execute arbitrary commands on the target system. The commands will run with the privileges of the target service.
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a patch, available at:
http://www.opendap.org/server3-patch-04.27.2007.txt
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Vendor URL: www.opendap.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:22:49 -0400
Subject: OPeNDAP
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http://www.opendap.org/
> A problem has been found in the Server3 software which provides a way for people to
> run commands on a computer running the server.
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