VDB-25709 · CVE-2005-2178 · GCVE-0-2005-2178

probe.cgi olddat privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in probe.cgi. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file probe.cgi. The manipulation of the argument olddat leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2178. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in probe.cgi (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file probe.cgi. The manipulation of the argument olddat with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

probe.cgi allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the olddat parameter. NOTE: it is unclear which product or vendor this program is associated with, if any.

The weakness was shared 07/11/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at badroot.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2178 since 07/10/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1014393†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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probe.cgi

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/05/2005 🔍
07/10/2005 +5 days 🔍
07/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
07/11/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3530 days 🔍
07/23/2017 +865 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: badroot.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25709
SecurityTracker: 1014393 - 'probe.cgi' Input Validation Hole in 'olddat' Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/23/2017 10:46
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (43), 07/23/2017 10:46 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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