Description
htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which is used in a call to the system function. NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE. However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included.
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2006-1083 | htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which is used in a call to the system function. NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE. However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included. |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T16:56:15.551Z
Reserved: 2006-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-1079
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Deferred
Published: 2006-03-09T00:02:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2006-1079
Redhat
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