PT-2006-3494 · Gnu · Wget
Published
2006-05-23
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Updated
2018-10-18
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CVE-2006-2548
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Prodder versions prior to 0.5
perlpodder versions prior to 0.5
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the URL of a podcast, specifically in the
url attribute of an enclosure tag, or the $enc url variable. This code is executed when running wget.Recommendations
For Prodder versions prior to 0.5, update to version 0.5 or later to resolve the issue.
For perlpodder versions prior to 0.5, update to version 0.5 or later to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the
wget command with untrusted URLs until a patch is available.Exploit
Fix
Code Injection
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Wget