PT-2002-2547 · Wasd · Wasd

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1825

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WASD versions 7.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 8.0.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or crash the server via format strings in the name variable.

Recommendations For WASD versions 7.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, and 8.0.0, avoid using format strings in the name variable until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable script PerlRTE example1.pl 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-2002-1825

Affected Products

Wasd

References · 7

• http://teaser.fr/~jlgailly/security/wasd-vuln-2002-09.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1825 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5811 · Patch
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10213.php · Patch
• http://wasd.vsm.com.au/ht_root/doc/misc/wasd_advisory_020925.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/293229 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/21288 · Note