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CVE-2009-4112

Publication date 30 November 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cacti 0.8.7e and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to gain privileges by modifying the "Data Input Method" for the "Linux - Get Memory Usage" setting to contain arbitrary commands.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cacti 10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
9.10 karmic Ignored
9.04 jaunty Ignored
8.10 intrepid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored

Notes

jdstrand

per Debian, not a security issue because the admin is expected to be able to define such Data Input Methods.