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CVE-2002-0437: Stefan Frings Sms Server Tools: Command injection

CVE-2002-0437 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Stefan Frings Sms Server Tools. 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

Smsd in SMS Server Tools (SMStools) before 1.4.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (backquotes) in message text, as described with the term "string format vulnerability" by some sources.

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

• Stefan Frings Sms Server Tools: 1.4.6; 1.4.7

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4268
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8433.php
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0103.html
• http://www.isis.de/members/~s.frings/smstools/history.html