Red Hat Fedora Directory Server 8.0 Administration Server repl-monitor-cgi.pl input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Fedora Directory Server 8.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file repl-monitor-cgi.pl of the component Administration Server. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-0892. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Fedora Directory Server 8.0 (Directory Service Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file repl-monitor-cgi.pl of the component Administration Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The replication monitor CGI script (repl-monitor-cgi.pl) in Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2008. The weakness was published 04/16/2008 as Bug 437301 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0892 since 02/21/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. 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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32032 (Red Hat Administration Server (redhat-ds-admin) Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses, running in the context r and relying on port 9830.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41840), Tenable (32032), SecurityFocus (BID 28802†), OSVDB (44456†) and Secunia (SA29761†). Similar entry is available at VDB-42021. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Directory Service Software

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

Fedora Directory Server

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32032
Nessus Name: Red Hat Administration Server (redhat-ds-admin) Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 860520
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/21/2008 🔍
04/15/2008 +54 days 🔍
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04/16/2008 +1 days 🔍
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04/23/2008 +7 days 🔍
04/28/2008 +5 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2513 days 🔍
08/09/2019 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 437301
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42020
X-Force: 41840
SecurityFocus: 28802 - Red Hat 'redhat-ds-admin' Shell Command Injection and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29761
OSVDB: 44456 - Red Hat Directory Server repl-monitor-cgi.pl CGI script command execution
SecurityTracker: 1019856
Vulnerability Center: 18275 - Red Hat Directory Server Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Commands, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1449

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 17:53
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/09/2019 17:53 (12)
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