CVE-2007-2348
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
mirror --script in lftp before 3.5.9 does not properly quote shell metacharacters, which might allow remote user-assisted attackers to execute shell commands via a malicious script. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses security boundaries, since the script already supports commands such as "get" which could overwrite executable files.
Find out more about CVE-2007-2348 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect lftp as supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
This issue was addressed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 by
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1278.html
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, this issue will not fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (lftp) | RHSA-2009:1278 | 2009-09-02 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | lftp | Will not fix |
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