Description
Untrusted search path and argument injection vulnerability in the VersantD service in Versant Object Database 7.0.1.3 and earlier, as used in Borland CaliberRM and probably other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a request to TCP port 5019 with a modified VERSANT_ROOT field.
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
- Versant Object Database 7.0.1.3 - Commands Execution EDB-5213 · remote · Mar 4, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20080304 Arbitrary commands execution in Versant Object Database 7.0.1.3 mailing-list
- 5213 exploit
- objectdatabase-versantd-cmd-execution(40997) vdb-entry
- 29230 third-party-advisory
- 28097 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-0764 vdb-entry
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/versantcmd-adv.txt
- 20080304 Arbitrary commands execution in Versant Object Database 7.0.1.3 mailing-list
- 3738 third-party-advisory