Description
Pine before version 4.21 does not properly filter shell metacharacters from URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed URL.
Affected products
- university_of_washington / pine4.20 – 4.20
- university_of_washington / pine4.21 – 4.21
References
- MISCftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-036.0.txt
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/810
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9911171818220.12375-100000%40ray.compu-aid.com
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_36.html