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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-2550
perlpodder before 0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Vulnerability Description
perlpodder before 0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the URL of a podcast, which are executed when saving the URL to a log file. NOTE: the wget vector is already covered by CVE-2006-2548.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26575
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0570.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434711/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1906
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20238
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2006-003.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18067
- http://www.osvdb.org/25708
Affected Vendor
perlpodder
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perlpodder
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.2, 0.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 23rd, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.