An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In fax/faxq-helper.c, the function do_activate() does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. It is possible to use the ||, &&, or > characters within a file created by the "faxq-helper activate <jobid>" command.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 03:53
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00012.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4291 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-09-13 16:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:53
NVD link : CVE-2018-16741
Mitre link : CVE-2018-16741
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16741
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Products Affected
mgetty_project
- mgetty
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')