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CGIEmail's CGICso (Send CSO via CGI) Command Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Determine if a remote host is vulnerable to the cgicso vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host seems to be vulnerable to a security problem in CGIEmail (cgicso). The vulnerability is caused by inadequate processing of queries by CGIEmail's cgicso and results in a command execution vulnerability. Impact: The server can be compromised by executing commands as the web server's running user (usually 'nobody'). Solution: Modify cgicso.h to contain a strict setting of your finger host. Example: Define the following in cgicso.h: #define CGI_CSO_HARDCODE #define CGI_CSO_FINGERHOST 'localhost' Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 6141 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 SecurITeam

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