CVE-2009-2936
Publication date 5 April 2010
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
** DISPUTED ** The Command Line Interface (aka Server CLI or administration interface) in the master process in the reverse proxy server in Varnish before 2.1.0 does not require authentication for commands received through a TCP port, which allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via a vcl.inline directive that provides a VCL configuration file containing inline C code; (2) change the ownership of the master process via param.set, stop, and start directives; (3) read the initial line of an arbitrary file via a vcl.load directive; or (4) conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks that leverage a victim’s location on a trusted network and improper input validation of directives. NOTE: the vendor disputes this report, saying that it is “fundamentally misguided and pointless.”
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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varnish | 12.04 LTS precise |
Not affected
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11.10 oneiric |
Not affected
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11.04 natty |
Not affected
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10.10 maverick |
Not affected
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10.04 LTS lucid |
Not affected
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9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | |
9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | |
8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed | |
8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |