PT-2001-2348 · Marcus S. Xenakis · Marcus S. Xenakis Unix Manual

Published 2001-12-15 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2001-1214

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Marcus S. Xenakis Unix Manual version 1.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL that contains shell metacharacters in the manual.php file.

Recommendations For Marcus S. Xenakis Unix Manual version 1.0, consider removing or restricting access to the manual.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using URLs that contain shell metacharacters to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1214

Affected Products

Marcus S. Xenakis Unix Manual

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/247332 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1214 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7719.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3718 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672419 · Note