RCE in Gosa Project Plugin

CVE-2015-8771

The generate_smb_nt_hash function in include/functions.inc in GOsa allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted password.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gosa_project Gosa_plugin
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8771?: CVE-2015-8771 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gosa Project Plugin, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2015-8771?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.