CVE-2008-0892

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0892
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-04-16 18:05:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Directory Server 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Directory Server 8 el4 All All
Operating System Redhat Directory Server 8 el5 All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Directory Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Red Hat 'redhat-ds-admin' Shell Command Injection and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 437301 – CVE-2008-0892 Director Server: shell command injection in CGI replication monitor af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for fedora-ds-admin - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
HPSBUX02324 SSRT080034 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Netscape Directory Server (NDS), Local Gain Extended Privileges - c01433676 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com Broken Link
HP-UX update for Netscape Directory Server - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Red Hat update for redhat-ds-admin - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Red Hat Directory Server Input Validation Flaw in 'repl-monitor-cgi.pl' Lets Remote Users Inject Commands - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: fedora-ds-admin-1.1.4-1.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: fedora-ds-admin-1.1.4-1.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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