CVE-2008-6555 (GCVE-0-2008-6555)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-30 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dig command.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://osvdb.org/51181 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-03-21 00:00
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