CVE-2016-1244
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
The extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.7.11a-6 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.7.11a-6 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.7.11a-6 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.7.11a-4+deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.7.11a-5+deb12u1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| unadf_project | unadf | 1.0 | |
References
- http://tmp.tjjr.fi/0001-Fix-unsafe-extraction-by-using-mkdir-instead-of-shel.patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3676
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93332
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838248
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00015.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-20
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1244
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.