PT-2012-4665 · Bcfg2 · Bcfg2

Stpierre · Published 2012-07-03 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-3366

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions bcfg2 versions 1.2.x through 1.2.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers with root access to the client to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the UUID field to the server process. This is related to the Trigger plugin in bcfg2.

Recommendations For bcfg2 versions 1.2.x through 1.2.2, update to version 1.2.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Trigger plugin to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using shell metacharacters in the UUID field until the issue is resolved.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3366

DSA-2503-1

Affected Products

Bcfg2

References · 8

• https://github.com/Bcfg2/bcfg2/commit/a524967e8d5c4c22e49cd619aed20c87a316c0be · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49690 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3366 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2503 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76616 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/54217 · Note
• http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.bcfg2.devel/4539 · Note