Description
The administration interface for the dwhttpd web server in Solaris AnswerBook2 allows interface users to remotely execute 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
- Solaris AnswerBook2 - Remote Command Execution EDB-20146 · remote · Aug 7, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- solaris-answerbook2-remote-execution(5058) vdb-entry
- http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-004-en.txt
- 1556 vdb-entry
- 00196 vendor-advisory
- 20000807 Vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris AnswerBook2 dwhttpd server mailing-list