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CVE-2012-6610 is a command injection vulnerability affecting Polycom HDX Video End Points before 3.0.4 and UC APL before 2.7.1.J. The issue is present in the ping command feature, which insufficiently sanitizes user-supplied input before passing it to an underlying system command. As described, a remote authenticated user can inject shell metacharacters, specifically a semicolon (;), to append and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit exploit module targeting Polycom HDX video endpoints (versions 3.0.5 and earlier) vulnerable to an authentication bypass in the command shell (telnet) service. The exploit works by making multiple simultaneous connections to the telnet service (default port 23), exploiting a race condition to bypass authentication and gain access to a restricted shell. For versions prior to 3.0.4, the exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the 'ping' command to execute arbitrary commands as root, typically resulting in a reverse shell to the attacker's system. The module is written in Ruby and follows standard Metasploit conventions, with configurable options for target host, port, and callback parameters. The main attack vector is network-based, targeting the telnet service. The only code file present is the exploit module itself.
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