CVE-2006-2550

Public Exploit

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.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.25% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redteam-pentesting.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26575	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0570.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434711/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1906	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20238	third party advisory
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2006-003.php	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18067	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/25708	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2550?: CVE-2006-2550 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2550?: To fix CVE-2006-2550, 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-2006-2550 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2550 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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