CVE-2012-5520

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5520
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-26 12:45:22 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe send_to_sourcefire function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 3.x before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) IP address or (2) port number field in an OMP request.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta1 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta2 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta3 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta4 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta5 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta6 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta7 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 beta8 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0 rc1 All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0.0 All All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0.1 All All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0.2 All All All
Application Openvas Openvas Manager 3.0.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0059.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Security Advisory SA49128 - OpenVAS Manager "send_to_sourcefire()" Command Injection Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0047.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
oss-security - [OVSA20121112] OpenVAS Manager Vulnerable To Command Injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0055.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: Re: [OVSA20121112] OpenVAS Manager Vulnerable To Command Injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
[openvas] Revision 14437 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wald.intevation.org
oss-security - Re: Re: Re: [OVSA20121112] OpenVAS Manager Vulnerable To Command Injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - Re: [OVSA20121112] OpenVAS Manager Vulnerable To Command Injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
OpenVAS - OpenVAS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openvas.org Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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