CVE-2016-1253
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
The most package in Debian wheezy before 5.0.0a-2.2, in Debian jessie before 5.0.0a-2.3+deb8u1, and in Debian unstable before 5.0.0a-3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an LZMA-compressed file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
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 Fixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 5.0.0a-3 |
| 8.0 | Not affected | — |
| 7.0 | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | most | {"endExcluding":"5.0.0a-2.2"} | 5.0.0a-2.2 |
References
CWEs
CWE-78
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.