Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1541 - Remote Command Execution vulnerability in Van Dyke SecureCRT

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
van-dyke-technologies
nessus
NVD
Published: 2004-12-31
Updated: 2017-07-11

Summary

SecureCRT 4.0, 4.1, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a telnet:// URL that uses the /F option to specify a configuration file on a samba share.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Van_Dyke_Technologies
14

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idSECURECRT_COMMAND_EXECUTION.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is using a vulnerable version of SecureCRT, a SSH/Telnet client built for Microsoft Windows operation systems. It has been reported that SecureCRT does not safely check the protocol handler. As a result, an attacker may be able to exploit it by setting up a malicious SMB share.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id15820
published2004-11-23
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15820
titleSecureCRT telnet URI Arbitrary Configuration Folder Remote Command Execution
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(15820);
 script_version("1.16");
 script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1541");
 script_bugtraq_id(11731);

 script_name(english: "SecureCRT telnet URI Arbitrary Configuration Folder Remote Command Execution");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary commands may be run through the remote service.");

 script_set_attribute(attribute: "description", value:
"The remote host is using a vulnerable version of SecureCRT, a
SSH/Telnet client built for Microsoft Windows operation systems.

It has been reported that SecureCRT does not safely check the protocol
handler. As a result, an attacker may be able to exploit it by setting
up a malicious SMB share." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to SecureCRT 4.1.9 or newer." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");


 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/11/23");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/11/23");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/22 16:49:14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english: "Determines the version of SecureCRT");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
 script_family(english: "Windows");
 script_dependencies("securecrt_remote_overflow.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/SecureCRT/Version");
 exit(0);
}


version = get_kb_item("SMB/SecureCRT/Version");
if ( ! version ) exit(0);

if(egrep(pattern:"^4\.(0\..*|1\.[0-8][^0-9].*)", string:version))
  security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));

References