Command Injection in lsyncd (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-8990
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 lsyncd (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

docker (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU33063

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8990

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

lsyncd (Alpine package): 2.1.5-r2

docker (Alpine package): 1.12.3-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=61996bf587870dd0479abad6dddc13de1e09734c
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6bf81f56e8c0b362d9c5ed046d9a8cdb81d5d957
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=655d521104ae64806748d619c3e3394c4974aa55
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cf8d2d1f0ae199d0febfc6b95f80b4e071fe2a7e


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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