A Command Injection in action_power.py in Cobbler prior to v2.6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) username or (2) password fields to the power_system method in the xmlrpc API.
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cobbler/+bug/978999
github.com/cobbler/cobbler
github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/6d9167e5da44eca56bdf42b5776097a6779aaadf
github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/141
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00016.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00000.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2395
web.archive.org/web/20120712025653/www.securityfocus.com/bid/53666
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/18
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/4
www.osvdb.org/82458