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zdiHP Zero Day InitiativeZDI-14-294
HistoryAug 14, 2014 - 12:00 a.m.

AlienVault OSSIM av-centerd Util.pm get_license Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2014-08-1400:00:00
HP Zero Day Initiative
www.zerodayinitiative.com
15

0.848 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.5%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of AlienVault OSSIM. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the av-centerd SOAP service. The issue lies in the handling of get_license requests due to a failure to safely sanitize user data before executing a command. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges.

0.848 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.5%