WeeChat 'hook_process()' Function Remote Shell Command Injection Vulnerability

BID:56584

Info

WeeChat 'hook_process()' Function Remote Shell Command Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56584
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-5534
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 19 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:30PM
Credit: Sebastien Helleu
Vulnerable: SuSE openSUSE 11.4
Gentoo Linux
FlashTux WeeChat 0.3.4
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WeeChat 'hook_process()' Function Remote Shell Command Injection Vulnerability

WeeChat is prone to a remote command-injection vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input data.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the user running the application.

Versions prior to WeeChat 0.3.9.2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

WeeChat 'hook_process()' Function Remote Shell Command Injection Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, attackers can use a browser or readily available network utilities.

Solution / Fix

WeeChat 'hook_process()' Function Remote Shell Command Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

WeeChat 'hook_process()' Function Remote Shell Command Injection Vulnerability

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