# CVE-2009-4273: stap-server in SystemTap before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in stap command-line argu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2010-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

stap-server in SystemTap before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in stap command-line arguments in a request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035201.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38154
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034036.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034041.html
- http://sourceware.org/systemtap/ftp/releases/systemtap-1.1.tar.gz
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39656
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550172
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38216
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/2010-February/394714.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0169
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
- http://sourceware.org/ml/systemtap/2010-q1/msg00142.html
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11105
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0124.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38765
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035261.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33535

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