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CVE-2023-2868 (GCVE-0-2023-2868)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-05-24 18:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05Title
Remote Code injection in Barracuda Email Security Gateway
Summary
A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (appliance form factor only) product effecting versions 5.1.3.001-9.2.0.006. The vulnerability arises out of a failure to comprehensively sanitize the processing of .tar file (tape archives). The vulnerability stems from incomplete input validation of a user-supplied .tar file as it pertains to the names of the files contained within the archive. As a consequence, a remote attacker can specifically format these file names in a particular manner that will result in remotely executing a system command through Perl's qx operator with the privileges of the Email Security Gateway product. This issue was fixed as part of BNSF-36456 patch. This patch was automatically applied to all customer appliances.
Severity
9.4 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
3 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barracuda | Barracuda Email Security Gateway |
Affected:
5.1.3.001 , < 9.2.0.006
(custom)
|
Date Public
2023-05-23 10:00
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CVE-2023-2868 (GCVE-0-2023-2868)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-24 18:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05Title
Remote Code injection in Barracuda Email Security Gateway
Summary
A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (appliance form factor only) product effecting versions 5.1.3.001-9.2.0.006. The vulnerability arises out of a failure to comprehensively sanitize the processing of .tar file (tape archives). The vulnerability stems from incomplete input validation of a user-supplied .tar file as it pertains to the names of the files contained within the archive. As a consequence, a remote attacker can specifically format these file names in a particular manner that will result in remotely executing a system command through Perl's qx operator with the privileges of the Email Security Gateway product. This issue was fixed as part of BNSF-36456 patch. This patch was automatically applied to all customer appliances.
Severity
9.4 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
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3 references
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2023-05-23 10:00
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