CVE-2014-2959

critical
Published 2014-06-02 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
VIR risk
9.0

Description

logViewer.htm on the Dell ML6000 tape backup system with firmware before i8.2.0.2 (641G.GS103) and the Quantum Scalar i500 tape backup system with firmware before i8.2.2.1 (646G.GS002) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a pathname parameter.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

CWEs

CWE-78

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.