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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2016-5065

High
9.8/10

Summary

Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 allow Embedded_Ace_Set_Task.cgi command injection.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published