CVE - CVE-2006-1079

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-1079	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which is used in a call to the system function. NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE. However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included.
References
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BID:16972 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16972 BUGTRAQ:20060305 htpasswd bufferoverflow and command execution in thttpd-2.25b. URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426823/100/0/threaded FULLDISC:20231127 SEC Consult SA-20231122 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in m-privacy TightGate-Pro URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13 MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.html MLIST:[thttpd] 20060305 Re: htpasswd.c security issues URL:http://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114154083000296&w=2 MLIST:[thttpd] 20060305 htpasswd.c security issues URL:http://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114153031201867&w=2 OSVDB:23828 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/23828~~ (Obsolete source) XF:thttpd-command-line-bo(25217) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25217
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060308	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060308)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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