CVE-2012-5520

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-11-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

OpenVAS Manager: 3.0-beta1, 3.0-beta2, 3.0-beta3, 3.0-beta4, 3.0-beta5, 3.0-beta6 (+7)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0047.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0055.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0059.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/9
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/11
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/5
http://secunia.com/advisories/49128
http://wald.intevation.org/scm/viewvc.php?view=rev&root=openvas&revision=14437
http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20121112.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56497
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0047.html

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