Monthly Archives: September 2014
Hackers Launch Attacks Exploiting 'Shellshock' Bug in Bash Software – Reuters
Small Businesses Lack the Security Knowledge to Protect their Mobiles – BetaNews
Spotlight: Threat Visualizations – Software Advice
Apache mod_cgi Bash Environment Variable Code Injection
This Metasploit module exploits a code injection in specially crafted environment variables in Bash, specifically targeting Apache mod_cgi scripts through the HTTP_USER_AGENT variable.
Cisco Security Advisory 20140926-bash
Cisco Security Advisory – On September 24, 2014, a vulnerability in the Bash shell was publicly announced. The vulnerability is related to the way in which shell functions are passed though environment variables. The vulnerability may allow an attacker to inject commands into a Bash shell, depending on how the shell is invoked. The Bash shell may be invoked by a number of processes including, but not limited to, telnet, SSH, DHCP, and scripts hosted on web servers. All versions of GNU Bash starting with version 1.14 are affected by this vulnerability and the specific impact is determined by the characteristics of the process using the Bash shell. In the worst case, an unauthenticated remote attacker would be able to execute commands on an affected server. However, in most cases involving Cisco products, exploitation of the vulnerability results in an authenticated attacker having the ability to execute commands for which they are not authorized. A number of Cisco products ship with or leverage an affected version of the Bash shell. This advisory will be updated as additional information becomes available. Cisco may release free software updates that address this vulnerability if a product is determined to be affected by this vulnerability.
DHCP Client Bash Environment Variable Code Injection
This Metasploit module exploits a code injection in specially crafted environment variables in Bash, specifically targeting dhclient network configuration scripts through the HOSTNAME, DOMAINNAME, and URL DHCP options.
Gnu Bash 4.3 CGI REFERER Command Injection
GNU Bash versions 4.3 and below remote command injection exploit that leverages the REFERER header on vulnerable CGI scripts. Launches a connect-back shell. Written in Perl.
Typo3 JobControl 2.14.0 Cross Site Scripting / SQL Injection
Typo3 JobControl version 2.14.0 suffers from cross site scripting and remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. Typo3 no longer provides updates for this extension and it is considered unsafe to use.
Gnu Bash 4.3 CGI Scan Remote Command Injection
Gnu Bash versions 4.3 and below remote command injection exploit that leverages the User-Agent header via vulnerable CGI scripts. Written in Python.