PT-2002-1489 · Smstools · Smstools

Published 2002-07-26 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0437

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SMStools versions prior to 1.4.8

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters, specifically backquotes, in message text. This is sometimes referred to as a "string format vulnerability".

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.8, update to version 1.4.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the input of message text to prevent the inclusion of shell metacharacters.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0437

Affected Products

Smstools

References · 5

• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8433.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4268 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0437 · Security Note
• http://isis.de/members/~s.frings/smstools/history.html · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0103.html · Note