VAR-200303-0097
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-03 21:24parse_xml.cgi in Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters. A command execution vulnerability has been discovered in the Darwin/QuickTime Streaming Servers. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization performed on some user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by submitting a specially crafted string to the parse_xml.cgi application that include malicious shell commands. These commands, when received by the Streaming Administration Servers, will be executed and may be used to compromise a vulnerable system. By default, these services listen on port 1220/TCP with root user privileges. The Darwin/QuickTime streaming server does not adequately sanitize user-submitted input. The Darwin stream management server relies on the parse_xml.cgi application to authenticate and interact with the user. This CGI is written in PERL and passes the input directly to the open() function without sufficient processing. When the pipe \'\'|\'\' character is inserted When entered, it can cause the open() function to execute the embedded command, and the input of the parameters can be submitted to CGI through a GET request. The new version of the Darwin stream management server provides partial filtering, but inserting NULL characters between the last character of the command and the pipe bypasses the check and executes arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the stream server process
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