Secunia Security Advisory - Kevin Finisterre has reported a vulnerability in Affix, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Affix Device Name Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16574
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16574/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Affix 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/4965/
Affix 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/5366/
DESCRIPTION:
Kevin Finisterre has reported a vulnerability in Affix, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the
"event_pin_code_request()" function. This can be exploited to inject
arbitrary shell commands on a vulnerable btsrv server via a specially
crafted Bluetooth device name through a wireless Bluetooth
connection.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions 2.1.2 and 3.2.0.
Prior versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Apply patches.
Affix 3.2.0:
http://affix.sourceforge.net/patch_btsrv_affix_3_2_0
Affix 2.1.2:
http://affix.sourceforge.net/patch_btsrv_affix_2_1_2
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kevin Finisterre
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0826a%5D.txt
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