CVE-2009-1669 (GCVE-0-2009-1669)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-05-18 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:20
VLAI
Summary
The smarty_function_math function in libs/plugins/function.math.php in Smarty 2.6.22 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the equation attribute of the math function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2166 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35072 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-791-3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://osvdb.org/54380 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8659 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://secunia.com/advisories/35219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34918 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2009-05-12 00:00
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