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Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

CVE-2004-0489

High
7.6/10

Summary

Argument injection vulnerability in the SSH URI handler for Safari on Mac OS 10.3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via the ProxyCommand option or (2) conduct port forwarding via the -R option.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

The software constructs a string for a command to executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

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