CVE-2011-1018 Information

Description

logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name as demonstrated via a crafted username to a Samba server.

Reference

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055579.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055585.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055617.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html http://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26 http://secunia.com/advisories/43356 http://secunia.com/advisories/43495 http://secunia.com/advisories/43622 http://secunia.com/advisories/43644 http://secunia.com/advisories/43734 http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4D604843.704030340mblmail.net&forum_name=logwatch-devel http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3184223&group_id=312875&atid=1316824 http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2182 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/15 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0324.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46554 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025165 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1078-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0533 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0581 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0596 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680237