Fedora EPEL 6 update for bcfg2

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU33117

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3366

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to execute arbitrary code.

The Trigger plugin in bcfg2 1.2.x before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers with root access to the client to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the UUID field to the server process (bcfg2-server).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 6.0

bcfg2: before 1.3.0-1.el6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:bcfg2:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2013-5451

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.