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CVE-2001-0808: Yngve Svendsen Gnatsweb: Command injection

CVE-2001-0808 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Yngve Svendsen Gnatsweb. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

gnatsweb.pl in GNATS GnatsWeb 2.7 through 3.95 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain characters in the help_file parameter.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Yngve Svendsen Gnatsweb: 2.7_beta; 2.8.0; 2.8.1; 3.95 gnats_4

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0365.html
• http://sources.redhat.com/gnats/gnatsweb/advisory-jun-26-2001.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6753