HAMweather 3.9.8.3/3.9.8.4 Weather template.php eval memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in HAMweather 3.9.8.3/3.9.8.4. The impacted element is the function eval of the file template.php of the component Weather. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5185. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HAMweather 3.9.8.3/3.9.8.4. This vulnerability affects the function eval of the file template.php of the component Weather. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Eval injection vulnerability in Template.php in HAMweather 3.9.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified query string, which is supplied to an eval function call within the do_parse_code function.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2006. The weakness was shared 10/10/2006 by James Bercegay with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5185 since 10/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:template.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22497 (HAMweather Template.php do_parse_code Function Arbitrary Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29304), Tenable (22497), SecurityFocus (BID 20311†), OSVDB (29464†) and Secunia (SA22242†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22497
Nessus Name: HAMweather Template.php do_parse_code Function Arbitrary Code Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: James Bercegay
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32644
X-Force: 29304
SecurityFocus: 20311 - HAMweather Template.PHP Script Code Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 22242
OSVDB: 29464 - HAMweather - Template.PHP - Script Code Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 12861 - HAMweather Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in do_parse_code() Function, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-3881

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 21:02
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (67), 07/09/2019 08:02 (8), 04/23/2026 21:02 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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