# CVE-2012-5520: The send\_to\_sourcefire function in manage\_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 3.x before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-11-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The send_to_sourcefire function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 3.x before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) IP address or (2) port number field in an OMP 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0059.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0047.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/5
- http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20121112.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49128
- http://wald.intevation.org/scm/viewvc.php?view=rev&root=openvas&revision=14437
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56497
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/11
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0055.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/12

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