Description
overflow.cgi CGI script in Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 with the SHP (Security Hardening Patch) installed allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with shell metacharacters in the email parameter.
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
- Cobalt RaQ4 - Administrative Interface Command Execution EDB-22072 · remote · Dec 5, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- N-025 third-party-advisory government-resource
- 49377 vendor-advisory
- cobalt-shp-overflow-privileges(10776) vdb-entry
- CA-2002-35 third-party-advisory
- VU#810921 third-party-advisory
- 6326 vdb-entry
- 20021205 Cobalt RaQ4 Remote root exploit mailing-list