Description
DNSTools CGI applications allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- DNSTools Software DNSTools 1.0.8/1.10 - Input Validation EDB-19786 · remote · Mar 2, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1028 vdb-entry
- 20000302 DNSTools v1.08 has no input validation mailing-list