Advisory Details

June 13th, 2014

AlienVault OSSIM av-centerd Util.pm set_file Arbitrary File Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-4151
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	AlienVault
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	OSSIM
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	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 set_file requests allowing for an arbitrary file write with attacker controlled data. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	AlienVault has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://forums.alienvault.com/discussion/2806
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-04-18 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-06-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	HP Zero Day Initiative

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