A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Net_DNS 0.03. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file DNS/RR.php. The manipulation of the argument phpdns_basedir with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in DNS/RR.php in Net_DNS 0.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpdns_basedir parameter.

The weakness was shared 10/26/2006 by Drago84 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5521 since 10/26/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:DNS/RR.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29698) and Exploit-DB (2614).

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