CVE-2005-2849

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to (1) read portions of source code via the -f option to Dig (dig_device.cgi), (2) determine file existence via the -r argument to Tcpdump (tcpdump_device.cgi) or (3) modify files in the cgi-bin directory via the -w argument to Tcpdump.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.50%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securiweb.net Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securiweb.net/wiki/Ressources/AvisDeSecurite/2005.1	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Sep/1014837.html	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16683/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112560044813390&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2849?: CVE-2005-2849 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2849?: To fix CVE-2005-2849, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2849 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2849 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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