Rule:

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Sid:
4650

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a vulnerability associated with a Cacti graph_image.php request.

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Impact:
A successful attack may allow arbitrary commands to be executed on a vulnerable server.

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Detailed Information:
Cacti offers software for network graphing.  A vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user input to certain parameters. This can permit arbitrary Unix commands to be executed on a vulnerable server.

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Affected Systems:
Raxnet Cacti version 0.8.6 d and prior

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can craft input to a parameter that executes an arbitrary Unix command on the vulnerable server.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the most current non-affected version of the product.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Judy Novak <judy.novak@sourcefire.com>

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