CVE-2005-2849
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
barracuda networkscommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka barracuda spam firewall, barracuda im firewall, rmm
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://securiweb.net/wiki/Ressources/AvisDeSecurite/2005.1
securiweb.net
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Sep/1014837.html
securitytracker.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16683/
secunia.com
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Timeline
Published
Sep 8, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
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