CVE-2006-2550

N/A Unknown

Published: May 23, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

perlpodder before 0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the URL of a podcast, which are executed when saving the URL to a log file. NOTE: the wget vector is already covered by CVE-2006-2548.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0570.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/20238

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/25708

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2006-003.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434711/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18067

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1906

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26575

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0570.html