National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-2355

Overview

The get_url function in DODS_Dispatch.pm for the CGI_server in OPeNDAP 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Solution

The vendor has addressed this issue with the following solution: http://www.opendap.org/server3-patch-04.27.2007.txt}

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#857153

Name: VU#857153

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/857153

External Source: BID

Name: 23719

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23719

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-1591

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1591

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.opendap.org/server3-patch-04.27.2007.txt

Hyperlink:http://www.opendap.org/server3-patch-04.27.2007.txt

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.opendap.org/

Hyperlink:http://www.opendap.org/

External Source: XF

Name: opendap-geturl-command-execution(33997)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33997

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1017983

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017983

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 25060

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25060