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Novell Forum TCL Command Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31578
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Release Date:
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2008-08-29
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Last Update:
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2008-09-30
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Popularity:
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2,311 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Novell Forum (formerly SiteScape Forum) 7.x
Novell Forum (formerly SiteScape Forum) 8.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-4047
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Novell Forum, which can be exploited by malicious people to to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when handling certain requests, which can be exploited to inject and execute TCL commands by modifying the URL.
This may be related to:
SA28182
The vulnerability is reported in versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply patch.
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=6k-5X-UPnrM~
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-09-30: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=6k-5X-UPnrM~
Other References:
SA28182:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28182/
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