# CVE-2005-2849: Argument injection vulnerability in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to (1) read portions

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-09-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to (1) read portions of source code via the -f option to Dig (dig_device.cgi), (2) determine file existence via the -r argument to Tcpdump (tcpdump_device.cgi) or (3) modify files in the cgi-bin directory via the -w argument to Tcpdump.

## What to do

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## References

- http://securiweb.net/wiki/Ressources/AvisDeSecurite/2005.1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Sep/1014837.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16683/
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112560044813390&w=2

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