#VU81451 OS Command Injection in traceroute - CVE-2023-46316
Published: October 4, 2023 / Updated: November 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81451
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46316
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
traceroute
traceroute
Software vendor:
fossies
fossies
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the tcptraceroute, tracepath, traceproto, and traceroute-nanog wrappers. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing the traceroutecommand with specially crafted arguments and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://fossies.org/linux/traceroute/ChangeLog#2.1.3
- https://fossies.org/diffs/traceroute/2.1.2_vs_2.1.3/wrappers/tcptraceroute-diff.html
- https://fossies.org/diffs/traceroute/2.1.2_vs_2.1.3/wrappers/tracepath-diff.html
- https://fossies.org/diffs/traceroute/2.1.2_vs_2.1.3/wrappers/traceproto-diff.html
- https://fossies.org/diffs/traceroute/2.1.2_vs_2.1.3/wrappers/traceroute-nanog-diff.html