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QuickTime Streaming Server Parse XML Remote Execution

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QuickTime Streaming Server Parse XML Remote Execution

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/07/2003
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/01/2004
Modified
12/04/2013

Description

QuickTime Streaming Server's parse_xml.cgi script passes user input directly to PERL's open() call. Thus, an attacker can trivially execute arbitrary commands under the privilege of the server.

Solution(s)

  • http-qtss-parse-xml-remote-exec

References

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