| Name | CVE-2008-4796 |
| Description | The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used in (1) ampache, (2) libphp-snoopy, (3) mahara, (4) mediamate, (5) opendb, (6) pixelpost, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in https URLs. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1691-1, DSA-1871-1, DSA-1871-2 |
| Debian Bugs | 504168, 504169, 504170, 504171, 504172, 504173, 504234, 504235 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libphp-snoopy (PTS) | sid, bookworm, bullseye | 2.0.0-3 | fixed |
| wordpress (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 6.6.1+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ampache | source | (unstable) | 3.4.1-2 | 504169 | ||
| gforge-plugin-scmcvs | source | etch | (not affected) | |||
| gforge-plugin-scmcvs | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| libphp-snoopy | source | (unstable) | 1.2.4-1 | medium | 504168 | |
| magpierss | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| mahara | source | lenny | 1.0.4-3 | |||
| mahara | source | (unstable) | 1.0.5-2 | 504170 | ||
| mediamate | source | (unstable) | 0.9.3.6-5 | unimportant | 504172 | |
| moodle | source | etch | 1.6.3-2+etch1 | DSA-1691-1 | ||
| moodle | source | (unstable) | 1.8.2-2 | 504235 | ||
| opendb | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | 504173 | |
| pixelpost | source | (unstable) | 1.7.1-5 | 504171 | ||
| wordpress | source | etch | 2.0.10-1etch5 | DSA-1871-2 | ||
| wordpress | source | lenny | 2.5.1-11+lenny1 | DSA-1871-1 | ||
| wordpress | source | (unstable) | 2.5.1-9 | 504234 |
mediamate does not use snoopy in https requests
[etch] - gforge-plugin-scmcvs <not-affected> (Snoopy function not used on URLs that come from user input)
- magpierss <not-affected> (Fixed in all supported distributions)