# CVE-2014-2709: lib/rrd.php in Cacti 0.8.7g, 0.8.8b, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecifi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

lib/rrd.php in Cacti 0.8.7g, 0.8.8b, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified parameters.

## 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/2014-April/131821.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742768
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66630
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7439
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59203
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131842.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/15
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2970
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-03

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