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TITLE:
LedgerSMB "terminal" Parameter Perl Code Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21824

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21824/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
LedgerSMB 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/11926/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in LedgerSMB, which potentially can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "terminal" parameter isn't properly verified
before being used. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary Perl
code via directory traversal attacks and certain file editing
functionality.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.0.0. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.0.0p1.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=175965

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

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