Submit #524869: Novastar CX40 / NetFilter Utility <=2.44.0 firmwares Command Injectioninfo

TitleNovastar CX40 / NetFilter Utility <=2.44.0 firmwares Command Injection
DescriptionNovastar uses various propitiatory utilities to perform actions on their devices, one of them is ``/usr/nova/bin/netconfig``, which as the name suggests, handles the device's network configuration. There are at least a dozen ``system()`` and or ``popen()`` calls with user input that are used to configure the device's network which lack sanitization, one could potentially inject shell escaping characters like backticks or a subshell (\`, $()) and execute arbitrary commands. ```c sprintf(cmd, "/sbin/ip addr del %s/%d dev %s", nettask, v10, if_name); // user input formatting into the command buffer puts(cmd); // redundant puts call, probably for debugging purposes system(cmd); // command execution right off the bat ```
User ninpwn (UID 82253)
Submission03/21/2025 21:03 (1 Year ago)
Moderation03/30/2025 22:33 (9 days later)
StatusAccepted
VulDB entry302058 [Novastar CX40 up to 2.44.0 NetFilter Utility /usr/nova/bin/netconfig system/popen command injection]
Points17

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